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Verstappen calls for F1 rules rethink after Mexico "double standards"
Max Verstappen says Formula 1 should spend this winter working on improving its rulebook for the 2017 season, so as to avoid what he claims were "double standards" at the Mexican Grand Prix. The Red Bull driver remains unhappy that he was penalised for cutting the track after braking late for Turn 1 in the closing stages, while Mercedes rival Lewis Hamilton was allowed to get away with it on the opening lap. He thinks the situation is ‘ridiculous’ - as he suggested that F1 had to move away from too many rules, insisting it was a turn-off for fans. “The problem with these kind of rules is that they complicate the sport - for both the viewer and the stewards themselves,”...
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