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Mercedes team members robbed at gunpoint in Brazil

Formula One F1 - Brazilian Grand Prix 2017 - Sao Paulo, Brazil - November 10, 2017. Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton of Britain walks after second practice. REUTERS

Lewis Hamilton has urged Formula One to improve security after armed robbers held up members of his Mercedes team outside the Brazilian Grand Prix circuit.

"Some of my team were held up at gunpoint last night leaving the circuit here in Brazil. Gun shots fired, gun held at ones head. This is so upsetting to hear," the four-times world champion said on Twitter on Saturday.

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