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F1 teams agree to standing starts after Safety Car - reports
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Formula One teams have agreed to have standing starts at the end of each Safety Car period from the 2017 season, per multiple reports. Autosport says all 11 team bosses met with Bernie Ecclestone on Friday at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, with the F1 boss putting the idea forward in a bid to make the show more exciting. It is not the first time the proposal has emerged. Motorsport.com reminds it had already been set for introduction in 2015 before being scrapped when the teams expressed several doubts on how to implement the measure. However, it appears a consensus has now been reached among all teams, after they came to the conclusion that the start remains the...
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