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Kubica reprimanded for Sutil move

ESPNF1 Staff
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Robert Kubica came under attack from Adrian Sutil © Sutton Images
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Robert Kubica has received a reprimand from the stewards for cutting up Adrian Sutil while entering the pits for his second tyre change.

Sutil had passed Kubica on the long straight before the pit entry, only for Kubica to make a lunge up the inside into the pits as the Force India slowed to negotiate the upcoming chicane. The pair very nearly collided and, although the stewards didn't consider it dangerous enough to warrant a penalty, Kubica was reprimanded for his actions.

Kubica defended actions: "I was racing him on my in-lap and we were side by side before the last corner. I was on the right, so I backed off and pulled behind him to take my line for the pits, but he braked very early and hard: I had to go round him to avoid causing an accident."

He added that it had been one of his hardest races of the season after the team's tyre strategy failed to pay off.

"The six points I got this afternoon were my toughest points of the year," he said. "We chose to qualify on the prime tyre yesterday and hoped it would be an advantage in the first part of the race, but unfortunately it didn't work out. I had a lot of rear degradation in the first stint, which meant I pitted early, then the rear tyres went off in the second stint as well."

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