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FIA catches team using illegal scanner to spy on rivals

There was drama in Formula E on Saturday at the inaugural Portland E-Prix, as one team were caught using RFID scanners in the pit-lane, something which is illegal. DS Penske were fined 25,000, whilst drivers Stoffel Vandoorne and Jean-Eric Vergne were forced to start from the pit-lane. The FIA made the announcement during the opening stages of qualifying, a session which became pointless for the two drivers. Vergne in particular was heavily impacted by the pit-lane start, with him having entered the weekend on the West Coast as an outside title contender. Want to work in Formula 1? Browse the latest F1 job vacancies The Frenchman could only recover to 11th, meaning he didn't score any...
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