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Kvyat seeks out Whiting after Austin penalty

Daniil Kvyat says he will speak to FIA race director Charlie Whiting regarding the stewarding in the United States Grand Prix after receiving a penalty.

On the opening lap of the race, Kvyat hit Sergio Perez at the Turn 11 hairpin, tapping the Force India into a spin and damaging his own front wing. Kvyat received a ten-second time penalty for the collision, but claimed Perez moved under braking in a manoeuvre that was outlawed earlier in the race weekend.

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"I think it was a very good start for me, had a very good first lap, then obviously we got into racing at Turn 8 with Perez," Kvyat said. :Obviously they changed the rule [on Saturday morning] that you can’t move under braking and in my view he completely moved under braking, so he moved maybe 10 meters across the track in front of me and he got spun out from me.

"His race is ruined, my race is ruined, OK, but don’t create the rule if you don’t force it, and I got penalised for that and in my opinion, treat the rules like that… whatever, it’s fine, it’s OK."

Asked if he will speak to Whiting about the incident, Kvyat replied: "Yeah, I want some clarification because this rule isn’t clear to me at the moment.

"If that’s what he can do on that one then everyone else can do the same and I will do the same. To be honest I have to watch the videos carefully, but that’s my initial feeling, so I’ll speak with Charlie and maybe he’ll change my point of view. Charlie always has a good explanation so we’ll see."

And Kvyat added he would have accepted the penalty if it hadn't been for the recent rule clarification.

"It would have looked like a very aggressive defending move but it would have been probably OK, because that’s what is was before. But now, I didn’t expect this harsh penalty, it was way too much. He was defending very hard and he paid the price for it."

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