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Hakkinen wants Hamilton and Verstappen to avoid war of words

Article To news overview © Getty Images/Red Bull Contentpool Mika Hakkinen wants Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen to keep their battle on the circuit rather than it becoming an off-track war of words. Tensions between the title rivals boiled over at the British Grand Prix where they collided on the first lap of the race, resulting in Verstappen crashing out whilst Hamilton went on to win, though the Mercedes driver received a 10-second penalty for his part in the clash. Hakkinen is concerned that, if such an incident were to happen again, the rivalry could result in some verbal disagreements. "[If they crash again] it will end up in a war of words," Hakkinen told RTL. "And...
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