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Raikkonen defends Verstappen for driving approach

Kimi Raikkonen has defended Max Verstappen and claimed that he is not the type of driver to deliberately drive someone else off the the track. The Ferrari driver was talking following the Japanese Grand Prix where himself and Verstappen clashed. Verstappen was given a five-second penalty on Sunday when the stewards deemed him guilty of re-entering the track in an unsafe manner after missing the chicane on the opening lap. The Red Bull then clashed with Raikkonen as he entered the circuit, and the Finn was then pushed off the circuit and received some damage on his car. Sebastian Vettel too clashed with Verstappen at Suzuka, and was very critical of the Dutchman's driving approach, but...
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