FILE PHOTO: Formula One F1 - 70th Anniversary Grand Prix - Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Britain - August 9, 2020 Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel kneel in support of the Black Lives Matter campaign on the grid before the race Pool via REUTERS/Bryn Lennon
(Reuters) - Formula One needed Sebastian Vettel to stay and Racing Point, who become Aston Martin F1 next season, made a smart move in signing him, according to six times world champion Lewis Hamilton.
The 35-year-old Briton said at the Tuscan Grand Prix on Thursday that Vettel's move from Ferrari to the Silverstone-based team, announced earlier, was exciting for the sport.
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