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‘I don’t think there was anything crazy’: Raikkonen downplays Hamilton-Verstappen incident

F1 veteran Kimi Raikkonen, who will retire from the sport at the end of the season, has given his take on the controversial incident between Max Verstappen and Sir Lewis Hamilton in the 2021 Sao Paulo GP. The incident – which involved Verstappen outbraking himself in a desperate bid to stop a charging Hamilton from taking the lead of the grand prix – saw both drivers go wide. READ: Hamilton ‘put a lot of pressure’ on Bottas, not 1-year contracts – Wolff The Dutchman escaped penalty, but many in the paddock felt that he should have been penalised, as there would have been contact had Hamilton not taken evasive action. Asked for his thoughts on the near-collision, Raikkonen...
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