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Wolff: If stewards penalised Leclerc we'd need a police escort out of Monza

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has suggested Charles Leclerc avoided penalty on Sunday during the Italian Grand Prix because the FIA was afraid to disappoint Ferrari's supporters. Lewis Hamilton complained about the aggressiveness of back-to-back winner Leclerc's defence as the 21-year-old raced to victory at Monza. 'I guess the stewards woke up on a different side of the bed this morning,' said the Mercedes driver. 'I had to avoid colliding with him a couple of times but I guess that's how the racing is today.' Leclerc admitted he was 'very on the limit' with his aggression, but said he changed his style after an aggressive Max Verstappen was also not punished in Austria. 'Today it's also...
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