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Wolff: Five-second penalty for Hamilton was "too harsh"

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff feels the five-second penalty handed out to Lewis Hamilton following an incident with Alex Albon was "too harsh". With Hamilton running in second place on hard tyres late on in the Austrian Grand Prix, a flying Albon was closing in in his Red Bull. Article continues under video After attempting to overtake the six-time F1 champion on the left-hand side, the duo collided, sending Albon spinning to the rear of the field, where he would eventually retire. The FIA deemed the incident worthy of a five-second penalty which relegated Hamilton down from second to fourth, in particular after Lando Norris was able to put in a fastest lap of the race at the death to...
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