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Teams unhappy with costly Paul Ricard kerb damage
Fierce Formula 1 rivals Red Bull and Mercedes found common cause on Friday complaining about costly damage caused by the kerbs at Turn 2 of the Paul Ricard Circuit, venue for Sunday's French Grand Prix. Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas and Red Bull's F1 championship leader Max Verstappen both added to the repair bills with off-track excursions in practice sessions at Le Castellet. 'We've just done a shed-load of damage to our car and pretty sure Max didn't end up there on purpose,' said Red Bull team manager Jonathan Wheatley over the radio to race director Michael Masi. 'It just seems to be such a huge penalty for a minor indiscretion on the drivers' part. I was wondering whether you would...
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