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Masi: Perez/Kvyat penalties consistent with blue-flag 'crackdown'
FIA race director Michael Masi says the penalties handed to Sergio Perez and Daniil Kvyat in the Spanish Grand Prix were the result of a warned "crackdown" on blue flags by the stewards this year. Perez was handed a five-second penalty for ignoring the blue flags displayed at the Racing Point driver as race leader approached from behind in Barcelona's final section. The Mexican eventually made way for the Hamilton on Barcelona's main straight, arguing after the race that the punishment was "very unfair" as he felt he had gotten out of the way of the Mercedes driver at the earliest possible opportunity. The stewards also frowned upon Kvyat's slowness in complying with...
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