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FIA drops Verstappen rule

Attending a special media briefing at which he clarified the 2017 regulations, Charlie Whiting confirmed that the so-called 'Verstappen rule' has been dropped. The rule was introduced last season following a number of incidents involving the Red Bull driver, when the Dutch youngster was accused of moving under braking while defending his position. 'There will be a small change to some of the incidents we saw last year handled slightly differently,' said Whiting, 'simply because the so-called ‘Verstappen' rule has gone. 'Before, we said any move under braking will be investigated,' he continued. 'Now we have a simple rule that says, effectively, that if a driver moves erratically or...
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