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Formula 1 tightens double yellow flag rules

– Formula 1 drivers have been told that they must now abandon any laps during free practice and qualifying sessions if double-waved yellow flags are displayed.Debate over the issue was sparked after Mercedes' Nico Rosberg snatched pole position at the Hungarian Grand Prix, despite running through a double yellow zone.Formula 1 Race Director Charlie Whiting responded to the incident by stating that qualifying would be red-flagged in the future, but this never came to fruition.Subsequently, at the Singapore Grand Prix, Force India driver Sergio Pérez was given a grid penalty after posting his best time under double-waved yellow flags.Whiting outlined his expectations in a note to...
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