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Drivers call for action on speed differentials

It was inevitable that in the moments after Esteban Ocon speared into the barriers during the final practice session in Barcelona, Kevin Magnussen would get the blame. The Dane's Haas overtook the Renault then suddenly slowed, and seemingly in a bid to avoid a collision the Frenchman swerved to his right and hit the barriers. Indeed, in the aftermath, when asked what happened, Ocon told his team: 'I let past Magnussen because he was on a timed lap and he decelerated.' And while the usual suspects reached their conclusion, the stewards, having spoken to both drivers, team representative and studied various video evidence, deemed that no further action was necessary and nobody was to blame....
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