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Button and Alonso slam FOM and F1 officials

Senior drivers Jenson Button and Fernando Alonso were critical of Formula 1's management during the weekend in Shanghai. First, 17-year veteran Button joined a chorus of those wondering why Pascal Wehrlein's qualifying crash after losing control on a damp bump required a 20-minute red flag period. 'In the 20 minutes, nothing changed,' said the McLaren-Honda driver. 'Obviously water was running down from the roof. People running back and forth on the track didn't alter that.' After the session resumed, the Briton got on the radio in disbelief that Shanghai officials had parked a circuit car on the entry to the pitlane. 'I couldn't believe my eyes that the car that had been taken out to...
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