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Vettel escapes unsafe release grid penalty
The FIA stewards have decided to take no further action against Sebastian Vettel for a potential unsafe release after a further investigation this morning. As reported yesterday on Motorsport.com, it emerged during yesterday's investigation into Vettel's collision with Sergio Perez that the German's right-front wheel was loose and might have directly contributed to the crash. If that was classed as an unsafe release, he risked a grid penalty. An investigation was postponed until this morning as the FIA wanted to gather further evidence. It was deemed that while the wheel was not properly in place – video evidence clearly showed it wobble slightly – it was in fact properly secured, and...
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