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Former F1 driver on track limits: Race director has little choice

Article To news overview © Red Bull Content Pool / Getty Images Formula 1's race direction might have come under fire from some over the use of track limits, but former driver Alexander Wurz believes that in some circumstances they have little choice. The first two races of the 2021 season have seen several controversial incidents linked to the topic. In the Bahrain Grand Prix, Max Verstappen was forced to give the lead back to Lewis Hamilton after his overtake on the Mercedes was deemed to have exceeded track limits. Meanwhile Lando Norris saw a potential third place on the grid taken from him in qualifying at Imola after he also went beyond the track boundaries, meaning that he instead...
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