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How F1 failed in its own Dominic Cummings moment

When Charles Leclerc and Valtteri Bottas both returned to Monaco between the two Austrian races, it presented an open goal for the FIA to take a firm stance. That it failed to do so could risk further problems down the line, says STUART CODLING

If, like me, you're delighted to see the 2020 Formula 1 season actually get going - and especially if, unlike me, you're paid millions to be a leading light in it - you'd have to be pretty dumb to bring the whole thing to a shuddering halt again, wouldn't you?

And yet the actions of a few who ought to know better are threatening to destroy the effectiveness of the incredibly thorough precautions F1 has taken in order to return to business.

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