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Red Bull feel targeted by new pit stop rule

Red Bull team boss Christian Horner claims a move to slow down pitstops on safety grounds appeared to be aimed at reducing their advantage but could instead be dangerous. The governing FIA issued a technical directive to teams before the weekend's Styrian Grand Prix in Austria to clarify the rules and prevent the use of automated systems during pitstops. New controls will be enforced from the Hungarian Grand Prix in August. Championship leaders Red Bull hold the record for the quickest pitstop at 1.82 seconds and regularly manage to change all four tyres in less than two seconds – a time considerably faster than rivals Mercedes usually achieve. 'If you can't be beaten then obviously...
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