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Formula 1 teams are to be warned they face penalties if they repeat the "dummy" pit stop used by Mercedes during the British Grand Prix.

Mercedes sent their crew out into the pit lane early on at the Silverstone race to try to fool Williams, who were leading, into making a pit stop.

But teams are to be reminded the practice is against the rules and they could face sanctions in future. Charlie Whiting, the F1 race director for governing body the FIA, said he had "no intention of giving them chances".

He added: "Going into the pit lane like this, ie for no valid reason, is not allowed but the difficulty would be proving it was a clear breach.
 



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Formula 1 Warns Teams They Can No Longer Stage Fake Pit Stops To Psych Out Opponents

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