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FIA clarifies why Leclerc move against Hamilton went unpunished

FIA race director Michael Masi offered some detailed insight into the reasons why Ferrari's Charles Leclerc was not punished for his defensive move on Lewis Hamilton in Sunday's Italian Grand Prix. After their respective pitstop rotations, Hamilton bridged the gap with Leclerc with Mercedes driver pulling alongside his rival on the approach to the Roggia chicane. Leclerc held his own however while squeezing Hamilton half-way off the track. The move was sanctioned immediately by F1's black-and-white unsportsmanlike warning flag, a decision that many - including Hamilton himself - felt was very lenient and inconsistent with previous rulings from the stewards involving similar maneuvers....
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