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Pérez on French Penalty: “I don't understand why I was penalised”

Sergio Pérez says he does not understand why the stewards handed him a five-second time penalty during the French Grand Prix, a penalty he feels cost him the chance of scoring points. The Racing Point F1 Team racer followed the rule book by going around the bollard after running off track at turn three, only for the stewards to deem he had still gained an advantage by going off in the first place.  Going into the turn he was behind both Kevin Magnussen and Alexander Albon, but came out in front of them despite going around the bollard as instructed to do, with Pérez admitting he does not know whether he gained an advantage or not as it was lap one and everyone was bunched up. “I...
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