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FIA reviewing penalties in the wake of Vettel's 5s

Although up until now stewards have had to look at the incident and not the consequences when deciding penalties, that could change after Sebastian Vettel's five-second penalty in France. Vettel was penalised for causing a collision with Valtteri Bottas on the opening lap at the Paul Ricard circuit. Left with a broken front wing, Vettel was forced to pit for repairs as was Bottas, who had suffered a puncture. Vettel recovered to fifth while Bottas was seventh. It raised questions about the fairness of penalties given that Vettel ruined Bottas' grand prix and yet scored more points than the Mercedes driver. And it could, Whiting has revealed, lead a change in how penalties are handed out....
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