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Hakkinen: When you're racing at speed these things happen

Mika Hakkinen described the collision between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton at the British Grand Prix as a 'pure racing incident' in his latest post-race column. The two-time world champion was one of many onlookers as the two title rivals clashed on the opening lap of the race at Silverstone on Sunday, with Verstappen sent into the barriers as a result. Hamilton picked up a 10-second penalty for causing the crash, but managed to recover and secure victory, his eighth British Grand Prix win, while also cutting the points margin to just eight points. Hakkinen was involved in numerous close battles with Michael Schumacher during the 1990s and early 2000s, and said that from experience...
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