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Mercedes explain how Verstappen helped Leclerc win in Belgium

Mercedes believe Lewis Hamilton might have successfully hunted down Charles Leclerc to win the Belgian Grand Prix, had the race not started under a safety car. Max Verstappen's first-corner collision with Kimi Raikkonen brought the safety car out as his Red Bull was collected from the barriers, while Bernd Maylander was required to do an extra tour of Spa-Francorchamps as Carlos Sainz suffered an engine problem under the yellow flags. Article continues under video Leclerc led much of the race but was just nine tenths ahead of Hamilton when he crossed the chequered flag, as the championship leader looked to capitalise on the Ferrari's tyres falling off. Hamilton had stopped after Leclerc,...
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