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LEWIS: MY LUCKY ESCAPE

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Vincent
Published date13 September 2021
Publication titleExpress, The/The Express on Sunday
Hamilton and Verstappen collided for the second time in five races in Monza as F1's best championship battle in recent memory took another tantalising twist. Hamilton said: "I feel very fortunate today." Verstappen was TURN TO PAGE 55, COLUMN 3

FROM BACK PAGE deemed at fault for the coming together and punished with a threeplace grid penalty at the next round in Russia.

On lap 26 of 53 of the grand prix won by Daniel Ricciardo, below, Verstappen approached the Variante Del Rettifilo at 225mph as Hamilton exited the pit-lane.

Verstappen attempted to squeeze past Hamilton at the right-left chicane, but ran off the track and on to the kerbs.

Verstappen was sent out of control and airborne into Hamilton's path, with the rear-right wheel crushing the top of Hamilton's Mercedes.

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Thankfully, the halo protection device, which sits above the driver's head and was introduced in 2018, he in 2 ab imSe ld h absorbed the impact. Seven-time world champion Hamilton...

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