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Button handed grid penalty for Wehrlein crash

McLaren stand-in Jenson Button has formally incurred a grid penalty for his role in the Monaco Grand Prix collision that left the Sauber of Pascal Wehrlein flipped on its side. The 2009 world champion is extremely unlikely to end up serving his penalty, however, as he had suggested that Monaco would end up his final race in the sport. Button, standing in at McLaren for the Indy 500-bound Fernando Alonso, was shadowing 17th-placed Wehrlein 57 laps into the race when he attempted to pass the Sauber down the inside of Portier. The move did not work out, as Wehrlein's car was pitched on its side and came to a rest against the barriers, whereas Button himself crawled to a halt further into the...
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