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McLaren fined for unsafe pit release

McLaren have been fined 10,000 Euros by the FIA for the unsafe release of Stoffel Vandoorne in the pit lane at the Red Bull Ring. During FP1 in Austria, Vandoorne was given the all-clear to head out onto the track from the garage, but almost collided with Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel in the process. The Belgian was placed under investigation by the stewards, who decided that the MCL33 was released in an unsafe manner. 'The Stewards reviewed the video of the release of car 2 and heard from the driver of car 2 (Stoffel Vandoorne), the driver of car 5 (Sebastian Vettel) and team representatives,' said the official statement. 'It was noted that the driver of car 5 had to brake heavily to avoid a...
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