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Brundle: Verstappen pass on Hamilton was inevitable

Article To news overview © Red Bull Content Pool / Getty Images Martin Brundle has said that he doesn't think Sir Lewis Hamilton was "too soft" in letting Max Verstappen pass him for the win of the French Grand Prix as there was little the Mercedes driver could have done to prevent it. Hamilton came in for criticism from his former teammate Nico Rosberg following the race that he had failed to shut the door on Verstappen in the penultimate lap, and that he could have defended the pass more aggressively. However, in his column for Sky Sports, Brundle said that Hamilton was focussed on the long game when he made the decision to yield the position."I don't agree that Hamilton...
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