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FIA ‘happy’ with Vettel’s Safety Car restart

The FIA have declared themselves “happy” with Sebastian Vettel’s restart after the first Safety Car period in Baku. Lewis Hamilton accused his rival of being “dangerous” after faking when he was going to restart the race again. But the FIA will not be looking any further into the incident after reviewing the footage. 'I think he [Vettel] controlled it very well but it's up to the leading driver to say when we go,' FIA race director Charlie Whiting said. “Unlike some other series, they have an acceleration zone, a place where you can accelerate.  “You can't do it before or after that. Once it goes green, the Safety Car comes into the pits, it's up to the leader to decide when...
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