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Hulkenberg: It was nasty, it's my bad, my mistake

After directly wiping out two rivals and compromising the Belgian Grand Prix for another two, Renault driver Nico Hulkenberg has been handed a 10-place grid penalty for his role in the spectacular shunt on the opening lap of the Belgian Grand Prix. Hulkenberg ran too hot in the drag race to the Spa-Francorchamps Turn 1 hairpin, on the outside of the track he got on the brakes way too late rammed the McLaren of Fernando Alonso who launched over the Sauber of Charles Leclerc and tapped the Red Bull of Daniel Ricciardo who tagged the Ferrari of Kimi Raikkonen – neither five drivers finished the race. Credit to the German, a respected and competitor, who immediately put up his hand to...
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