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Rosberg escapes penalty for slow qualifying lap

Nico Rosberg escaped a grid penalty at the British Grand Prix for taking an unduly slow lap during qualifying at Silverstone on Saturday. The world championship-leading Mercedes driver was summoned to see the stewards after he was found to have exceeded the maximum time allowed for a lap between two safety car lines during Q1. In a statement, the stewards said Rosberg had not been punished because he was not on an ‘in-lap’ when he set the leisurely time of two minutes and 26.444 seconds. Instead, he was on a lap to cool down his tyres before starting a new flying lap. This meant he was not breaking the precise Sporting Regulations. Rosberg will start Sunday's race from second place on...
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