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Wehrlein 'couldn't avoid' Button collision

– Pascal Wehrlein says he "couldn't avoid" a collision which forced both himself and McLaren's Jenson Button out of the Belgian Grand Prix on the opening lap.Wehrlein started from 15th place at Spa-Francorchamps and was embroiled in a frantic midfield scrap when he hit Button at Les Combes, causing terminal damage to both cars."I was really unlucky," he explained. "At Les Combes the two drivers in front of me [Button and Jolyon Palmer] were fighting for position, braking late, missing the line, so I tried to overtake them on the outside."Then, both came back on the line and when I saw that I wanted to brake and move to the inside but I couldn't avoid the...
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