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Verstappen gets penalty points for Bottas collision

Max Verstappen has been given two penalty points for causing a collision with Valtteri Bottas following his unsafe release from the pits in Monaco. The Safety Car prompted by Charles Leclerc hitting the barrier prompted a flurry of activity in the pit lane, where the Dutchman was unsafely released when trying to split the two Mercedes out in front. Verstappen was given a five-second timed penalty, which demoted him from P2 to off the podium in P4, but the stewards have also now added two penalty points to his license for his role in the incident. “Car 33 [Verstappen] was released when car [77, Bottas] was well within the guideboards entering the fast lane. The Stewards did note that the...
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