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Verstappen penalty call "the worst I've ever seen" - Lauda

Mercedes Formula 1 chairman Niki Lauda has labelled the call to penalise Max Verstappen in the United States Grand Prix as the worst decision he’s ever seen. Red Bull driver Verstappen was given a five-second penalty after passing the Ferrari of Kimi Raikkonen down the inside of COTA's Turn 17 on the last lap of the race. This dropped him back from third to fourth, as he had been deemed to have gained an advantage by putting all four wheels off-track. Reacting to the penalty, Lauda said: "This decision is the worst I’ve ever seen. He [Verstappen] did nothing wrong. We’re racing drivers, we’re not on a normal road. "It’s ridiculous to destroy the sport with this kind of...
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