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McLaren fined for unsafe release after pitstop

McLaren have been fined 5,000 after the Formula 1 team’s Belgian driver Stoffel Vandoorne was released from the pits with a loose wheel during Friday’s Chinese Grand Prix practice. Vandoorne brought his McLaren to a halt in the closing stages of the second 90-minute session, “I need to stop the car, the tyre is not on,” reported the 26-year-old before climbing out and helping marshals push his car to safety. Stewards found that McLaren had released Vandoorne from the pits in an unsafe condition. They decided to limit the punishment to a fine, however, with Vandoorne escaping a grid penalty because he had stopped the car in a safe manner. “Consistent with previous decisions of a...
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