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Whiting: Phantom pit stops all 'part of the game'

FIA race director Charlie Whiting dismissed Mercedes' possible attempts to bluff Ferrari during Sunday's Italian Grand Prix, insisting false pitstop actions are "all part of the game". Twice over the course of the afternoon, the Silver Arrows crews took to the pitlane, tyres and tools in hand, only to retreat to their garage without either Lewis Hamilton or Valtteri Bottas stopping. Many believed the actions were a breach of F1's sporting regulations which state that "team personnel are only allowed in the pit lane immediately before they are required to work on a car and must withdraw as soon as the work is complete." Hamilton says he left Vettel enough space on first...
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