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Hamilton reveals cause of costly restart mistake

World champion, Lewis Hamilton has revealed the cause of the mistake that cost him a points finish in Baku. With title rival, Max Verstappen eliminated following his high-speed puncture, ahead of the restarted two-lap sprint to the finish, the world champion looked set for a significant points haul seeing as he was starting from second on the grid (again). However, despite getting the jump on Sergio Perez at the restart, as the field headed into Turn 1, the world champion headed off down the escape road ahead, smoke billowing from his locked-up brakes. Rejoining the race at the very back of the field, he was able to overhaul Nicholas Latifi on the final lap to claim 15th, meaning that...
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