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Raikkonen: F1 must be harsher to end 'stupidity'

Kimi Raikkonen says the current disciplinary processes in Formula 1 do nothing to discourage "stupidity" on-track. F1 has operated a 'penalty points' system in recent years, with the threat of a race ban, but Raikkonen says the inclusion of trivial matters dilutes the process. Raikkonen currently has just two points to his name – only Fernando Alonso (1), Stoffel Vandoorne (1), Lewis Hamilton (0) and Charles Leclerc (0) have fewer – and stands little chance of earning a race ban any time soon. Drivers are banned if they accrue 12 points over a 12-month period. Romain Grosjean has come close in recent races, with a string of offences putting him up to 10 as recently as...
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