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FIA approves grid penalty tweak for 2018
The FIA's World Motor Sport Council (WMSC) has approved a minor tweak to the penalty system in order to reduce the confusion caused when a high number of drivers are penalised – a common occurence during the 2017 season. The Italian Grand Prix was one of several races this year where a host of penalties dramatically altered the starting grid, with only four drivers remaining in the position that they qualified due to the four engine per season limit. With that dropping to just three in 2018, it's expected the number of grid penalties – which exceeded 700 places this season – could rise further, therefore the FIA has made a minor tweak to simplify the...
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