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P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Lewis Hamilton failed to follow a Ferrari team order to swap positions with Charles Leclerc in Baku.
During the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton was instructed to let Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc pass him on the final lap, which he failed to do. Hamilton finished eighth after being allowed through by Leclerc to benefit from fresher tires. However, a position swap was supposed to occur eventually. Despite instructions from both teams, the swap did not happen. Leclerc downplayed the incident, expressing his indifference about finishing eighth or ninth. Sky Sports F1 pundit Bernie Collins defended Hamilton’s actions in trying to follow the team’s instructions under challenging circumstances.
