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Hulkenberg admits error in first-lap horror crash

Nico Hulkenberg admitted he did not suffer a brake failure, with his own error the root cause of a scary crash at the first turn of the Belgian Grand Prix. Hulkenberg rear-ended Fernando Alonso after locking up, sending the McLaren through the air and thumping onto the cockpit of Charles Leclerc's Sauber. The incident evoked memories of a similar crash at the start of the 2012 race at Spa-Francorchamps, with Alonso quick to point out that the guilty party on that occasion - Romain Grosjean - was given a one-race ban over the crash. Hulkenberg, Leclerc and Alonso were summoned to the stewards after the race, but the Renault man admitted that he had not suffered a mechanical issue which...
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