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Vettel wants ‘common sense’ approach after ‘wrong’ penalty

Sebastian Vettel has called on the FIA to take a “common sense” approach over red flag rules in Formula 1, after he was penalised following United States Grand Prix practice. Vettel will drop three places on the Austin grid from wherever he qualifies on after being found guilty of speeding under red flags - caused by 2019 Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc’s spinning Sauber – during wet conditions in opening practice. The Ferrari driver was summoned to the stewards, who argued Vettel did not stay above the minimum time set by the FIA ECU in sectors six and seven and therefore handed him a three-place grid penalty. When asked if he felt he had slowed sufficiently, Vettel replied:...
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