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Raikkonen/Mazepin clash caused by Alfa traffic light system

Alfa Romeo says that Kimi Raikkonen was unsafely released into the path of Nikita Mazepin in Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix due to a malfunction of its pit box traffic light system. Both Raikkonen and Mazepin had entered the pitlane at the end of the second formation lap of the eventful race to switch from intermediates to dry tyres. But as the Russian approached his pit box, the Alfa Romeo driver pulled out in front of him, clipping the Haas' front-right wheel and inflicting terminal suspension damage to the car. Raikkonen - who was handed a 10-second penalty for his team's blunder - was able to resume his race and go on to finish P10 as Mazepin bore the brunt of Alfa's unsafe release of...
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