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F1 driver issues warning about going into debt

Alex Albon has insisted that some drivers could enter debt if slapped with the new maximum fine of 1 million, which has been announced by the FIA World Motor Sport Council ahead of this weekend's United States Grand Prix. Previously, the maximum the stewards could fine a driver is 250,000; however, this figure has now been increased four times to a staggering 1 million. This has already been massively criticised by the drivers, with Lewis Hamilton having called for the money from a driver forced to pay the fine to go to a 'cause', rather than the FIA's pocket. Albon has since admitted that some drivers could 'get into debt' if fined the maximum amount, given that some drivers for the first...
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