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Toto Wolff opens up on blocking Ferrari free pass

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has insisted that it would've been a 'no-brainer' to block Ferrari being given a free pass at the Las Vegas Grand Prix, where Carlos Sainz was penalised for something which wasn't his fault. The penultimate round of the recently completed 2023 season got off to the worst possible start, as Sainz hit a loose manhole cover at high-speed in the opening minutes of Free Practice 1, severely damaging his SF-23. The rest of FP1 was cancelled as a result so that all the manhole covers could be filled with asphalt, resulting in a 150-minute delay to Free Practice 2. Whilst the incident was clearly not Sainz's fault, he received a 10-place grid penalty as Ferrari...
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