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FIA defends late investigation into Lewis Hamilton's pit entry

FIA race director Charlie Whiting has defended the stewards late decision to look into Lewis Hamilton's pit entry that wasn't, after he bailed out at the very last moment. Hamilton was called into the pits after the Safety Car was called out following Sebastian Vettel's crash, but confusion over team radio between Hamilton and his race engineer Pete Bonnington meant the Mercedes driver cut across the pit entry to remain out, mirroring Kimi Raikkonen ahead. Hamilton went on to win the race from team-mate Valtteri Bottas with no mention that the stewards were looking at the incident until more than an hour after the conclusion of the race. It then took a further 90...
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