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Penalised Button adamant his brake problem was safety issue

Jenson Button believes he should not have received a drive-through penalty for a radio message that was related to his brake pedal going to the floor in the Hungarian Grand Prix. In the early stages of the race, Button was told on the radio “do not shift, we have lost hydraulic pressure”. After being told of his penalty, Button replied: “So the brake pedal going to the floor is not classed as a safety issue? Quite interesting. I think Charlie needs to read up on what is safe and what isn’t.” After the race, Button said the advice he received to change his settings was related to the brake problem and didn’t feel he should have been penalised. “The brake pedal went to the...
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