News Details

Teams in push for standing safety car restarts from 2017

Formula 1 team bosses have agreed in principle to the introduction of standing restarts following a safety car period, following an informal meeting in the Abu Dhabi paddock with Bernie Ecclestone on Friday morning. An agreement is already in place for wet standing restarts, which will see cars run behind the safety car until the track is considered dry enough, then the grid will reform and start as normal, but now team bosses want standing restarts mid-race following any safety car period. That would mean drivers lining up in race position for a lights-out start - an idea Ecclestone put forward to spice up races. It's believed the teams have backed the proposal, despite voting it down...
Full Story »
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

F1 teams agree plan for standing starts after safety...

Formula 1 team principals have agreed to introduce standing starts after...
9y ago from Motorsport.com

Team bosses agree to standing starts after all Safety...

Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – Formula One team bosses have agreed to having...
9y ago from FormulaSpy.com

F1 teams agree to standing starts after Safety Car -...

 XPB Images Formula One teams have agreed to have standing...
9y ago from F1i.com

Ecclestone calls for double-header Formula 1 races

Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone wants grands prix to be split up into...
9y ago from Motorsport.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Nicolo Bulega: If no 2027 MotoGP move arrives, it's...

Nicolo Bulega believes that not securing a 2027 MotoGP ride wouldn’t be...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Pato O'Ward issues damning verdict on ‘Mario...

Pato O'Ward isn't chasing F1 any more after falling out of love with...
13h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

IndyCar names officiating director ahead of Indy 500

IndyCar Officiating has announced Scot Elkins as the new Managing...
14h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Report: Arsenal hold genuine interest in English...

According to Football London, Arsenal are now showing a very genuine...
59m ago from CaughtOffside.com

I don't want to throw it at the wall

Morning all. I don't know if this happened, but it wouldn't surprise if me...
49m ago from Arseblog.com

Bernardo Silva’s performance against Arsenal shows...

Manchester City captain’s all-action display captured what has made him...
29m ago from TheGuardian.com

Merse: If Man City don't thrash Burnley, Arsenal are...

In his latest column, Sky Sports' Paul Merson says the Premier League...
29m ago from SkySports.com

Comments

Hottest News

Max Verstappen to leave Red Bull BEFORE Gianpiero Lambiase...

Max Verstappen is likely to leave Red Bull before... Read More »
59m ago from GPFans.com

Lewis Hamilton and Kim Kardashian pack on the PDA in...

All those rumours about a Lewis Hamilton x Kim... Read More »
1h ago from GPFans.com

Opel reveal stunning Formula E Gen4 livery

Opel will certainly be easy to spot in Formula E... Read More »
39m ago from RacingNews365.com

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.