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Szafnauer: FIA were harsh with Perez penalty

Otmar Szafnauer, Force India's COO, questioned the FIA's decision to give Sergio Perez a grid penalty during the Singapore Grand Prix, claiming it was harsh given that Nico Rosberg did something similar in Hungary without punishment. Initially qualifying P10 ahead of last Sunday’s race, the Mexican was handed a combined eight-place grid penalty for speeding under double waved flags and overtaking a slow Esteban Gutierrez in Q2. However, Szafnauer compared the first infringement to Rosberg's incident in Budapest, where the Championship leader claimed pole despite being investigated by the FIA for speeding under double waved flags. The German was cleared of the charge, whereas Perez...
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