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Sergio Perez angered by first lap French GP penalty

Sergio Perez was left angry by a penalty that he felt cost him and Racing Point a shot at points at the French Grand Prix. Perez went off on the opening lap and rounded the Turn 5 bollard as stipulated by the Race Director’s event notes. But he was judged to have gained an advantage in doing so, with race footage suggesting that Perez had passed two rivals in the process. “I locked up, I went off, and I just did what I was supposed to do, to go around the bollard, to make sure that you respect track limits,” he said. “But I still got the penalty, I don’t know what is their [the stewards'] view, because it’s been very clear the rule, you have to go...
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