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Hamilton gearbox damage not caused by Vettel crash

Mercedes has dismissed suggestions that the damage that Lewis Hamilton's gearbox suffered at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix was caused by the impact he took from Sebastian Vettel in the race. Vettel ran into the back of Hamilton's Mercedes ahead of the second safety car restart at Baku a fortnight ago. At the time, Vettel felt he had been brake-tested and in his anger pulled alongside the Briton and swerved into his car – earning himself a 10-second stop-go penalty. Hamilton was later shown to have done nothing wrong. During the low-speed initial collision between the Ferrari and the Mercedes, Vettel's front wing was damaged, but he had the good fortune to be able to replace it during a...
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