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Leclerc punished for driving Ferrari F1 car in 'unsafe condition'

Charles Leclerc has been hit with a host of time penalties for staying out and driving his Ferrari Formula 1 car in an “unsafe condition” during the Japanese Grand Prix. Leclerc failed to pit in the early stages of Sunday’s race after picking up damage in a first corner collision with Red Bull driver Max Verstappen and has been subsequently penalised by the stewards, with his punishment totalling a 15-second post-race time penalty. Firstly, Leclerc had five seconds added to his race time for forcing Verstappen off track, with the Japanese GP stewards arguing that the “loss of grip in close proximity to the car in front should have been anticipated and allowed for”, concluding...
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