News Details

Russell wants FIA to rethink standing restart ‘lottery'

Williams driver George Russell says the FIA needs to rethink the rules surrounding Formula 1’s standing restarts amid the events of the Tuscan Grand Prix. Formula 1 revised its regulations in order to ensure standing starts on the grid could take place after Safety Car periods. Its introduction was initially undertaken so that standing starts could occur once conditions were deemed sufficiently safe in the event of wet weather. The rule was first applied in Formula 1 at last year’s rain-hit German Grand Prix but has since been used in the wake of race stoppages at the recent pair of events in Italy. The drivers reformed on the grid following Charles Leclerc’s crash at Monza and then...
Full Story »
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Vettel no fan of 'lottery' standing starts after red...

Sebastian Vettel criticized the use of multiple standing starts in the...
5y ago from F1i.com

Vettel not happy with three standing starts:...

During the Tuscany Grand Prix, the race was interrupted twice by a red...
5y ago from GPBlog.com

Vettel against ‘unfair’ standing restarts rule

Sebastian Vettel says he is not in favour of Formula 1's standing...
5y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Russell: P9 was ‘in the bag’ before final race...

George Russell believes he was on course to take his first World...
5y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Ryan Hunter-Reay joins Arrow McLaren for 2026 Indy 500

Arrow McLaren has announced that veteran Ryan Hunter-Reay will join the...

RLL locks in Louis Foster with extended IndyCar...

Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing has announced an extension to its contract...

AJ Foyt Racing expands veteran support program to full...

AJ Foyt Racing has announced that its successful Homes For Our Troops...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Oliver Solberg lands factory Toyota Rally1 drive

We called it after Oliver Solberg clinched his WRC2 title in Chile....

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Arsenal initiate contact with £71m-rated Jorge Mendes...

Arsenal are now interested in signing the German attacker Karim Adeyemi....
4h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Arsenal player reveals 'difficult' face-to-face...

Arsenal defender Jakub Kiwior, currently on loan at Porto, has spoken out...
12h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Chelsea to get opportunity to hold talks over...

Chelsea will soon get an ideal opportunity to hold talks with Barcelona...
12h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Why Arsenal are now desperate to beat Man Utd &...

Arsenal are reportedly the latest big club to join the race for the...
11h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

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.