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Bottas-Verstappen collision caused by Hamilton's pit stop

Valtteri Bottas may have been able to salvage third place after pitting an extra time at the Monaco Grand Prix, but it has been revealed that Lewis Hamilton may have been responsible in part for the pit lane incident between the Finn and Max Verstappen. Verstappen was given a five-second penalty for an unsafe release after a coming together between him and Bottas in the pit lane when they both pitted under the safety car. Bottas was forced to pit again and changed to the hard tyres, whilst Verstappen chased down Lewis Hamilton. When the Mercedes team double stacked their drivers they weren't expecting the crash of Bottas and Verstappen but it may have been caused by the eventual race...
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