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Hulkenberg penalty ‘a mockery of the sport'

Force India's chief operating officer Otmar Szafnauer was incensed with the five-second penalty given to Nico Hulkenberg, saying it 'makes a mockery of the sport'. Hulkenberg cut the corner when overtaking Sergio Perez in the early stages of the race but, rather than being told to give the place back, the Renault driver was handed a five-second stop-go penalty by the stewards instead which left many baffled. It allowed Hulkenberg to pull out a substantial gap to Perez and even came ahead of the Mexican in the pits despite a lengthy delay attaching the new wheels. Hulkenberg went on to finish sixth which clinched sixth spot in the Constructors' Championship ahead of Toro Rosso and Haas. But...
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