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Hamilton blames brake issue for safety car near miss

Lewis Hamilton says that problems getting his brakes up to temperature were to blame for the moment where he nearly hit the safety car at the start of the British Grand Prix. The torrential downpour prior to the start of the Silverstone race meant that race control opted for a safety car start, with the pack not being released until the start of the sixth lap. Prior to that, Hamilton came close to hitting the safety car at Copse as he appeared to outbrake himself, having to run off track on the inside of the right-hander and narrowly avoiding clipping the right-rear of the Mercedes-AMG GT. The Briton, who went on to win the race, explained that brake troubles were to blame for the mishap,...
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