The FIA's race stewards believe F1 should consider changes to regulations regarding the procedure for standing restarts after a near-miss behind the safety car at the AustralianGP. Full story ⬇️
, who approached the slowing cars at high speed, had to take avoiding action in his Haas and run through the gravel to avoid an accident.The incident was reviewed by the race stewards after the grand prix, and they felt that no driver was particularly to blame for what happened.
The stewards said in a statement:"When Russell and the cars behind caught up with the cars in front, they were met with a significant speed delta between the two groups resulting in a situation where a number of cars had to take evasive action. "This was not at all an ideal situation from a safety point of view. Although Russell's start was slow, given that he had to maintain the pit lane speed till he got out of the pits and that he immediately sped up to make up the gap, we did not consider that it would be necessary or appropriate to penalise Russell for a slow start from the pit lane. We, therefore, took no further action.
However, the stewards feel that the regulations regarding the formation lap procedure can be improved, especially when it comes to the leader dictating the pace.
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