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Angry Vettel drops to fifth after 10-second penalty
- Updated: October 31, 2016
Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel has been handed a ten-second time penalty meaning Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo has been promoted to third place.
The penalty came after the German was investigated by stewards for potential dangerous driving while defending fourth place against Ricciardo in the closing laps of the Mexican Grand Prix.
Vettel and Ricciardo had already benefitted from a five second penalty handed down to Max Verstappen, who was judged to have gained an advantaging by cutting the track while defending against the Ferrari driver.
The same incident led to Vettel’s penalty, as the three drivers were bunched up going into Turn 4. Ricciardo attempted a move up the inside, only for the German to move over in the braking zone. The two rubbed wheels but both exited the corner unscathed.
The move was judged to be dangerous and Vettel was slapped with a ten second time penalty, elevating the …
