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Verstappen "absolutely" stands by Austin penalty anger
Red Bull Racing Formula 1 driver Max Verstappen says he "absolutely" stands by his initial outrage at the controversial penalty that denied him a United States Grand Prix podium. The Dutchman finished third on the road in previous weekend's F1 race at COTA, but was stripped of what would've been his fourth podium of the campaign – as stewards made penalised him for cutting Turn 17 in his last-lap overtake on Kimi Raikkonen. Verstappen was angered by the decision, saying penalties like that were "killing the sport" and referring to an FIA steward – understood to be Garry Connelly - as an "idiot" and, in his native language, a "mongol". The...
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