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Lauda believes Hamilton did nothing wrong

Former Formula One driver Niki Lauda believes Lewis Hamilton did nothing wrong in the final laps of Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix. Hamilton was handed a penalty for cutting the chicane in his battle with Ferrari driver Kimi Raikkonen.

Lauda was quoted by our colleagues at Autosport.com saying: "Hamilton did nothing wrong. He was on the outside, and then let him by, which is the rule. Then afterwards he passed him. There was nothing wrong from Hamilton.There was nothing special in what happened. Hamilton did the right thing in letting him by, and then passed him. It was an absolutely perfect drive from Hamilton."

Lauda furthermore said about the final two laps at Spa: "It was very high risk at the end of the race for both of them, but he made fewer mistakes and won the race. He couldn't have done any better. He executed perfect car control when it was wet. He did a perfect job and won the race. You can only take your cap off to him, and congratulate him." 

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