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Lauda: 'It's going too far - white lines are not a limit'
Mercedes F1 chairman Niki Lauda has come down on the side of Max Verstappen after the stewards' controversial decision to penalise the Red Bull driver in Austin. Verstappen executed a spectacular pass on the inside of Turn 17 on the final lap of the US Grand Prix, snatching third place from Kimi Raikkonen. He was subsequently hit however with a five-second penalty which demoted him to fourth, a call which did not go down well with many in the paddock, or with the fans. "This decision is the worst I’ve ever seen," said the always candid Lauda. "He [Verstappen] did nothing wrong. We’re racing drivers, we’re not on a normal road. It’s ridiculous to destroy the sport...
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