F1: Perez Gains As Webber Loses 10th Place To Penalty

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F1: Perez Gains As Webber Loses 10th Place To Penalty

An already disappointing day for Mark Webber in Singapore got worse with a post-race penalty...

Adam Cooper | http://www.speedtv.com | Posted September 23, 2012 Marina Bay (SGP)

Mark Webber was shut out of the points in Singapore. (Photo: Getty Images)

Mark Webber lost his 10th-place finish in the Singapore GP for gaining an advantage by going off track while battling with Kamui Kobayashi.

The stewards said: "Notwithstanding that the distance by which car 2 left the circuit was minimal, advantage was gained hence a breach did in fact occur."

The Aussie was given the postrace equivalent of a drive-through penalty, which was 20 seconds added to his race time. In fact, it only drops him one place, to 11th.

Appropriately, the Sauber team gained from the action, with the final point now going to Kobayashi's teammate, Sergio Perez.

Adam Cooper notched up his 27th season as a racing journalist in 2011. He has written about F1 for SPEED.com since 2005. Follow him on Twitter.

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