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FIA says drivers should abandon laps under waved yellows

The FIA has tightened up the rules surrounding double-waved yellow flags and what drivers should do when they are shown, after some complained during the briefing on Friday that the current rule is too ambiguous. Prior to Sepang, the rule stated that a driver must show a 'significant' reduction in speed as they pass through the yellow zone, but the drivers have expressed concerns that it isn't clear exactly how much they must slow to avoid a penalty. It comes after Nico Rosberg was allowed to keep his pole lap in Hungary, despite setting it under waved yellows, whilst Force India's Sergio Perez was penalised in Singapore for not having slowed enough. In a ruling...
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