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Mercedes: VSC time loss wasn’t Hamilton’s fault
Mercedes says the two seconds Lewis Hamilton lost under a late Virtual Safety Car during Formula 1’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix was not down to driver error. The gap between Hamilton and race-leader Valtteri Bottas had been fluctuating at just under the two-second mark prior to the VSC being deployed for Pierre Gasly’s stricken Red Bull. But when racing resumed with 10 laps to go, the gap had risen to 3.5s, preventing Hamilton from being close enough to challenge for the win in the closing stages. The reigning world champion had initially suggested the lost time was a result of a mistake on his behalf, but Mercedes has since ruled that out, instead blaming the set-back on his positioning on...
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