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Lydia Mee

FIA British GP decision questioned as former Alpine boss offers alternative

Former Formula 1 team principal Otmar Szafnauer has argued that the FIA missed a prime opportunity to deliver a spectacular finish to the British Grand Prix, insisting the race should have been red-flagged following Max Verstappen's late retirement.

The Silverstone race ended behind the safety car. Charles Leclerc secured a much-needed victory, his first of the season, taking the chequered flag ahead of Mercedes' George Russell and his Ferrari team-mate Lewis Hamilton.

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