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FIA respond to Vettel's penalty delay complaints

Michael Masi has responded to Sebastian Vettel’s criticism that the Imola stewards were too slow in reacting to Aston Martin’s pre-race brake problems. On the way to the grid for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, the brakes in both Aston Martin cars, driven by Vettel and Lance Stroll, overheated and even set alight. Repair work took place on the grid but for Vettel’s car, this overran the five-minute warning at which time the wheels must be fitted and the mechanics departed from the circuit. The work was completed in the pit lane, from where Vettel started the race, and it was inevitable a penalty would follow – but it was only announced when the grand prix was well in progress, thus...
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