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Niki Lauda blames Hamilton for Spanish GP crash

Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 team boss Niki Lauda has assigned the full blame to Lewis Hamilton for the incident that saw both of the Mercedes drivers end their 2016 Spanish Grand Prix on the first lap. Lauda blasted Hamilton for his 'unacceptable' collision, saying that the Englishman was too aggressive when trying to pass team-mate Nico Rosberg. 'Completely unnecessary I would say and for me the disaster is that both Mercedes are out, after two corners its unacceptable,' Lauda told Sky Sports. 'Lewis was too aggressive to pass him and why should Nico give him room, he's in the lead. Its very simple for me. So it was a miscalculation in Lewis' head, I blame him more than Nico but for the team...
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