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F1 radio ban making waves again after Rosberg penalty

F1 radio ban making waves again after Rosberg penalty F1's controversial ban on radio instructions is making waves again, as world champion Lewis Hamilton moved to within a single point of the title lead on Sunday. Actually, Nico Rosberg was still 4 points ahead after the chequer at Silverstone, but a post-race stewards decision demoted him from second to third. Although team instructions to drivers are now banned, Mercedes told the German driver how to fix a gearbox problem that would have seen him stuck in seventh gear. But Mercedes argued that the call was legal. 'It was a very critical problem,' said Rosberg. 'I was about to stop on track, so they told me ‘change default' to try...
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