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F1 race director explains Japanese GP penalties
Max Verstappen leaves the circuit while battling with Kimi Raikkonen Formula 1 race director Charlie Whiting has explained the reason some incidents were punished during the Japanese Grand Prix and not others. Max Verstappen picked up a five second penalty early in the race, but escaped any action from the officials when he tangled with Sebastian Vettel. Another incident between Kevin Magnussen and Charles Leclerc, that left Magnussen with a puncture and triggered the safety car, also went unpunished. In the first instance, Whiting suggests a penalty was warranted because Verstappen rejoined the circuit in an unsafe manner, which then pushed Kimi Raikkonen of track. “You’re required to...
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