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Zhou, Mick disagree on fault of ‘unnecessary’ collision

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Mick Schumacher and Zhou Guanyu were not in agreement over who was at fault for their collision during the French Grand Prix. The two came together after the Safety Car period caused by Charles Leclerc ended, Schumacher sent spinning as a result.

He recovered to finish P15 but it was a disappointing race for Schumacher who was unable to extend his streak of consecutive point finishes.

The FIA found that Zhou lost control of the rear of the car when Schumacher was on the outside and made contact with the Haas driver, causing him to spin.

They adjudged the Alfa Romeo man to be fully at fault and handed him a five-second penalty as well as two points on his superlicense.

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