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Raikkonen would defy boycott as Ecclestone warns of sanctions

Kimi Raikkonen has said that he would be prepared to carry on racing even if his F1 rivals decide to withdraw on safety grounds at the German Grand Prix. Although the threat of a driver boycott receded after two practice sessions without a repeat of the tyre failures that blighted last weekend's race at Silverstone, the possibility remains at least until the end of qualifying, with the Grand Prix Drivers' Association claiming unanimity on the prospect of sitting out the rest of the weekend should the problems return. Raikkonen, along with fellow Finn Valtteri Bottas and Force India's Adrian Sutil, are not currently members of the GPDA, and therefore were not involved in the decision to...
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