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Kobayashi frustrated by regulation quirk
Caterham F1 Team
Kamui Kobayashi expressed his frustration after a quirk in the Formula 1 regulations meant he dropped a position at the Chinese Grand Prix.
Kobayashi had been involved in a race long duel with Marussia's Jules Bianchi, which was settled in favour of the Caterham driver when Kobayashi passed the Frenchman into the hairpin on the final lap.
But the race result was subsequently amended with the standings at the end of lap 54, rather than lap 56, leading to the overall classification.
That meant Kobayashi's pass on Bianchi did not count and he subsequently dropped to 18th place.
"Finishing 18th isn’t the final position we’d want, but after a really good battle with...
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