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Wurz blames Vettel penalty on F1's 'strive for perfection'

GPDA chairman Alex Wurz says Formula 1's quest for "the ultimate perfection" with regard to the interpretation of the sport's rules is to blame for the controversial penalty handed to Sebastian Vettel in Sunday's Canadian Grand Prix. The ex-F1 Benetton and Williams driver, who now guides the efforts of the Grand Prix Drivers Association, believes that over the years, drivers and teams have demanded so much clarity and precision from the FIA that cases are no longer judged on the basis of their individual merits. "Each and everyone in the system who thinks this penalty is not justified is at fault because over the years, with all these incidents and cases, the drivers and...
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