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Hamilton in race ban peril after Russian GP penalties

Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton is in danger of facing a race ban in Formula 1 after collecting two more penalty points on his racing super license during the Russian Grand Prix. Hamilton collected a penalty point - and a five-second time penalty - for each of two pre-race practice starts outside of the designated area at the Sochi Autodrom, taking his 12-month tally to 10. Article continues under video When a driver reaches 12 penalty points over a 12-month period, he will be banned from the next race, something which has not happened in F1 since Romain Grosjean in 2012. The first two penalty points to come off Hamilton's license will not be until November 17, after the Turkish Grand Prix. It...
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