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Ten-place grid penalty for loose wheels
Team managers have agreed a new penalty which will come into effect this season should a car be released without all four wheels securely attached. The FIA called a meeting on Thursday amongst all 11 teams to discuss the recent pitlane accident which saw an FOM cameraman suffer a broken shoulder and ribs when he was struck by a tyre from Mark Webber's RB9. In an attempt to encourage teams to take more care during stops, the race stewards will demote a driver ten places at the next event should he exit his pit box without all four wheels attached during any session. A proposal to introduce a minimum pit stop time gained no support from the teams as they believed it would detract from the...
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