Motor racing - Ricciardo and Perez reprimanded for anthem breach


Formula One - F1 - Chinese Grand Prix - Shanghai, China - 09/04/17 - Red Bull Racing driver Daniel Ricciardo of Australia and Ferrari driver Kimi Raikkonen of Finland drive during the Chinese Grand Prix at the Shanghai International Circuit. REUTERS/Aly Song

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Australian Daniel Ricciardo and Mexican Sergio Perez have become the first Formula One drivers to be reprimanded under a new rule requiring timely attendance at the pre-race national anthem ceremony.

The two Red Bull and Force India drivers failed to join the rest in standing at the front of the grid 14 minutes before the start of the formation lap at Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai.

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