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FIA bans jacks touching F1 cars during pitstop penalties after Alonso review

The clarification has resulted from a review of the Alonso penalty stop and the grid placement offence that triggered it.

As well as a tidying up of the penalty pitstop rules the review has resulted in changes to the grid boxes, which have been extended in width from 2.5m to 2.7m from this weekend, with an experimental central white line added to help to guide the drivers in Melbourne.

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