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Motor racing: Formula One needed Vettel to stay, says Hamilton

Formula One F1 - Tuscan Grand Prix - Mugello, Scarperia e San Piero, Italy - September 10, 2020. Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton during a press conference. [FIA/Handout via REUTERS]

Formula One needed Sebastian Vettel to stay and Racing Point, who become Aston Martin F1 next season, made a smart move in signing him, according to six times world champion Lewis Hamilton.

The 35-year-old Briton said at the Tuscan Grand Prix on Thursday that Vettel's move from Ferrari to the Silverstone-based team, announced earlier, was exciting for the sport.

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