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F1 to test automated yellow flag system in Austin

Yellow flag system set to change in F1 Formula 1 looks set to test new software and procedures next time out in Austin that will automatically limit the speed of the cars through double waved yellow flag zones. It is the governing FIA's reaction to Jules Bianchi's life-threatening collision with a recovery vehicle at Suzuka a week ago, when the Frenchman lost control of his Marussia despite the waving of yellow flags. But it seems the drivers themselves have also been at the centre of the proposed solution, with Fernando Alonso telling Italy's Autosprint that 'I was the one who raised the issue' with Charlie Whiting earlier in Russia. 'It seems to be a feasible idea,' said the Spaniard. 'In...
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