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Hamilton confirms he had a minor incident on MotoGP bike

Dec 12, 2019

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F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton has confirmed he had a "minor incident" while testing out Valentino Rossi's MotoGP bike earlier this week.

He says he had a 'little spin' on the bike, but denied reports that he had crashed it. 

Rossi and Hamilton had swapped their machines in a special event in Valencia, Spain, with Rossi driving Hamilton's 2017 Mercedes car. 

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Juventus are eyeing Chelsea fullback Emerson Palmieri.

Maurizio Sarri's side are looking to replace first-choice Alex Sandro and could swoop in for the Italy international, who played under Sarri at Stamford Bridge last season.

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Former F1 owner, Bernie Ecclestone believes Sebastian Vettel could retire at the end of next year. 

He believes the Ferrari driver may have lost his edge, which is why he struggled to get consistent performances this year. 

Vettel finished the season in 5th place in the standings, behind his younger teammate Charles Leclerc.