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Sebastian Vettel admits that he is not proud of his current record of nine penalty points on his super license, but stated that it does not worry him heading into the Austrian Grand Prix weekend. Vettel is only three points away from earning himself a race ban.
If a driver bags twelve points within a twelve-month period, he will receive a race ban. Points expire twelve months after they were handed out, meaning two penalty points will drop of Vettel's licence next week in Britain as he was handed them there in 2016.
"Not really," he told the official F1 website when asked if he was worried that the penalty points could impact on his title changes. "Certainly it is not a record I am proud of. I think we [drivers] all have some points and I happen to be the one with the most. I am for sure not planning to get any more of these points.
"Of course I will learn from this and make sure it will not happen again. Should I be in a situation like this again I will certainly hold myself back. I am for sure not going into a race planning to screw-up. I am planning a very 'normal' race on Sunday – by squeezing out anything that is possible without catching the interest of the stewards!
"Also I think that if you ask people if something like this has happened to them in their life before, and someone tells you no, then I am not sure if I would believe this."
Fergal Walsh
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Just keep out of trouble