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Vasseur happy to let drivers settle Barcelona collision

 XPB Images Renault racing director Frédéric Vasseur says he did not have to intervene in the wake of drivers Jolyon Palmer and Kevin Magnussen colliding on the last lap of the Spanish Grand Prix. Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton were not the only driver pairing to come together in Barcelona, though Renault’s intra-team scuffle did not end as acrimoniously. Running 14th on a fresher set of soft tyres, Magnussen attempted an optimistic lunge on the inside of Palmer, then on the hard compound, at the final chicane with the two R.S.16s ultimately making contact. Both drivers survived the clash to finish the race, though the Dane was handed a 10-second time penalty afterwards....
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