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Shovlin: Clash was inevitable with aggressive Max

Mercedes trackside engineering director Andy Shovlin reckons Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen crashing was 'inevitable' given that the latter 'drives aggressively'. After several close calls, the title protagonists had the big one at the British Grand Prix. Although Lewis Hamilton qualified P1 on Friday night, it was Verstappen who took control early in the Saturday sprint qualifying as he out-dragged Hamilton to the first corner. Winning that 17-lap dash meant Verstappen was on pole for Sunday's grand prix, with Hamilton starting P2. The gap in the champion was 33 points in Verstappen's favour. This time around it was Hamilton who had the better run to the first corner, challenging...
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