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Vettel avoids penalty after apologising to FIA

Sebastian Vettel has escaped further punishment for his collision with Lewis Hamilton at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix after taking full responsibility for the incident and apologising to the FIA.

The governing body's decision was announced on Monday evening after Vettel met with members of the FIA in Paris to review video footage and data evidence from the incident.

The FIA had the power to pull Vettel in front of its International Tribunal to debate a further sanctions, but after discussing the clash with FIA officials Vettel admitted "full responsibility" and extended his "sincere apologies" to the FIA and motor sport in general.