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Webber, Gutierrez penalized
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April 15, 2013, Monday
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RED Bull driver Mark Webber and Sauber's Esteban Gutierrez were penalized for causing collisions at yesterday's Chinese Grand Prix, and handed grid penalties for next Sunday's Formula One race in Bahrain.
Webber was given a three-place penalty for colliding with Toro Rosso's Jean-Eric Vergne in an incident that ultimately ended his race, as a wheel fitted at the resultant pit-stop came loose inside a lap. Red Bull was fined 5,000 euros (US$6,555) for releasing him from the pits with the wheel not correctly fitted.
Gutierrez received a five-place penalty after crashing heavily into the rear of Adrian Sutil's Force India, ending the grand prix for both drivers.
Eight other drivers, including championship leader Sebastian Vettel and second-placed Kimi Raikkonen, were investigated for using the drag-reduction system under yellow-flag conditions but were cleared by stewards.
Webber admitted culpability in the collision with Vergne, trying to squeeze inside the Toro Rosso at the final hairpin but crashing into the right of Vergne's car as the Frenchman turned in. "I was coming from a reasonable distance behind but he knew I was there," Webber said. "It looked like I was going to get past him and then he went for the apex. It's disappointing."
Webber was given a three-place penalty for colliding with Toro Rosso's Jean-Eric Vergne in an incident that ultimately ended his race, as a wheel fitted at the resultant pit-stop came loose inside a lap. Red Bull was fined 5,000 euros (US$6,555) for releasing him from the pits with the wheel not correctly fitted.
Gutierrez received a five-place penalty after crashing heavily into the rear of Adrian Sutil's Force India, ending the grand prix for both drivers.
Eight other drivers, including championship leader Sebastian Vettel and second-placed Kimi Raikkonen, were investigated for using the drag-reduction system under yellow-flag conditions but were cleared by stewards.
Webber admitted culpability in the collision with Vergne, trying to squeeze inside the Toro Rosso at the final hairpin but crashing into the right of Vergne's car as the Frenchman turned in. "I was coming from a reasonable distance behind but he knew I was there," Webber said. "It looked like I was going to get past him and then he went for the apex. It's disappointing."
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