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FIA needs to let hard racing go - Wolff

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff thinks the FIA should not be so harsh in punishing "hard racing" moves, in the wake of Max Verstappen's United States Grand Prix penalty. Verstappen lost a podium finish in Austin when he was given a five-second time penalty for cutting a corner when overtaking Kimi Raikkonen for third place on the final lap of the race. The decision to sanction him caused huge controversy, with many people upset that there was a lack of consistency from the stewards in how it dealt with abuse of track limits. Last year's F1 Strategy Group agreed a push for the FIA to be more liberal with dealing with track limits, and only sanction moves that caused accidents or risked...
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