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Lewis Hamilton denies he deliberately hit Sergio Perez

In a rain-soaked Formula 1 sprint at Spa, Lewis Hamilton found himself at the center of controversy after a collision with Sergio Perez.  The Mercedes driver asserted that the incident was unintentional and labeled it as a 'racing incident,' channeling Ayrton Senna's famous quote about going for a gap.  The collision resulted in Perez retiring from the race with bodywork damage and a 5-second penalty for Hamilton, as the stewards deemed him predominantly at fault, dropping him to seventh place. Hamilton addressed the incident, stating, 'My only thought is that it's tricky conditions out there, we're all trying our best, and of course it wasn't intentional.'  Want to work in...
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