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Force India is reprimanded

July 28 - August 3, 2010
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Force India were reprimanded by stewards at the German Formula One Grand Prix on Sunday after mixing up their drivers' tyres.

International Automobile Federation technical delegate Jo Bauer reported after the race that the team had put one of Italian Vitantonio Liuzzi's rear super-soft tyres on Adrian Sutil's car along with three of the German's allocation of hard ones at the first pitstop.

Liuzzi was sent out with three super-soft tyres and one rear hard.

The two drivers, who finished 16th and 17th, had already collided with each other on the opening lap.

"It was always our strategy that, if after the start I had not made up places, I would pit on the first lap to change to the prime tyres and make up positions. when other cars stopped later on," said Sutil.

"It was a good plan but there was some confusion in the stop.







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