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Mercedes magic button won't mistake itself again

Mercedes have modified a ‘magic button' on Lewis Hamilton's steering wheel to prevent a repeat of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix error that cost the seven times world champion the Formula 1 championship lead. Hamilton revealed after the race in Baku to Sundays ago that he had accidentally hit the button at the re-start, leaving him without rear brakes into the first corner and sending him off track and from second to 15th. He and his team have refused to call it a mistake. Red Bull's championship leader Max Verstappen had already crashed out and Hamilton, attempting to pass the Dutch driver's teammate Sergio Perez for the race win, had been set to regain the overall lead. 'We've just put...
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