Jaguar takes blame for Webber penalty
Jaguar Racing has admitted that it was to blame for Mark Webber's 10-second stop-n-go penalty during the Austrian Grand Prix - although an anomaly in the new regulations was the root cause
The Milton Keynes-based squad elected to fill Webber's car once the race had started, but the two aborted starts meant Webber's car was, in effect, refuelled too early in breach of F1's new parc ferme regulations.
The original formation lap that means the race has officially begun was null and void due to the aborted start situation in Austria, so the race didn't officially start until the third formation lap - long after the team had refuelled Webber's car.
Team boss Tony Purnell told Motorsport News: "We took a risk by refuelling Mark. The rules are the same for everybody. I'd only complain if I thought it was unfair and favoured somebody. We took a risk and made our own bad luck."
Despite the penalty, Webber tigered back to score two points for seventh place.
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