Ross Brawn thinks Lewis Hamilton might have regretted fighting Max Verstappen for the lead into the first chicane of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Starting from pole position on a wet Imola circuit, the seven-time World Champion found the Red Bull up the inside of his Mercedes going into the first braking zone with Verstappen having got a flyer from P3 on the grid. Hamilton tried to defend but never looked likely to come out on top and as the two cars banged wheels, the W12 skated over the kerb and lost a front-wing end plate. Although that would have been expected to affect the Mercedes’ aerodynamics, the Briton fended off Sergio Perez to retain second place immediately afterwards and...
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