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Vergne says Grosjean incident just good racing

– Jean-Éric Vergne says the contact with Romain Grosjean in the closing stages of the United States Grand Prix was just "good racing", even though he was hit with a five-second stop/go penalty as a result.The incident occurred on lap 51 at Turn 1, with the stewards later ruling Vergne was "predominantly at fault" and that he had forced his compatriot off the track.The penalty dropped Vergne back to tenth and behind Grosjean's Lotus team-mate Pastor Maldonado."In the final stages I absolutely wanted to gain positions," said Vergne."I saw the opportunity to overtake Romain and I decided to go for it. When he closed the door it was just too...
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