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Sebastian Vettel: Silly to suggest Kimi Raikkonen hit Lewis Hamilton on purpose

SILVERSTONE, U.K. -- Sebastian Vettel says it is "silly" to accuse Ferrari of intentionally sabotaging Lewis Hamilton's race after his teammate Kimi Raikkonen collided with the Mercedes driver on the first lap of the British Grand Prix.

After finishing second behind Vettel at the end of Sunday's race, Hamilton said Ferrari had employed some "interesting tactics" to come away with the victory. He went on to make reference to Vettel taking out Valtteri Bottas on the first lap of the French Grand Prix two weeks ago, but stopped short of saying Raikkonen defnitely hit him on purpose at Silverstone.