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Hulkenberg: Luck, judgment avoided crash with Bortoleto

Audi's Nico Hulkenberg says a combination of luck and judgment prevented a massive collision with team-mate Gabriel Bortoleto during the Dutch Grand Prix.

During the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort, Nico Hulkenberg described as "scary" the moment he avoided a disastrous accident with his Audi team-mate Gabriel Bortoleto. The German driver credits a combination of luck and quick thinking for preventing what could have been a major crash. goldparty.lat

The incident occurred on a circuit still damp from pre-rain shower conditions but dry enough for slick tires. Hulkenberg's escape came just after Max Verstappen suffered a heavy crash in the same final, banked corner at the end of lap one.