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Why Hamilton's lockup was unrelated to smoking brakes at Azerbaijan GP restart

Article To news overview © Red Bull Content Pool / Getty Images While Lewis Hamilton's chances of retaking the lead in the F1 Drivers' Championship were dashed heading into Turn 1 of the Azerbaijan GP restart, the issue was separate from the one that saw his brakes giving off smoke while waiting for the lights to turn green. It was a day to forget for the reigning world champion in Baku. Rival Max Verstappen crashed while leading the race with just laps remaining, opening the door for the Mercedes driver to complete the final laps and take back the championship lead. However in the end Hamilton locked up heading into Turn 1 due to problems with his brake magic, though technology director...
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