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Vettel suggests software key to ‘unsafe' restart issue

Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel thinks a new software system that resets laps on the timing screen is the solution to bring an end to unsafe unlapping procedures. Last time out at Imola, a handful of drivers including Vettel were given permission to unlap themselves under a Safety Car period and re-join at the back of the queue. However, the call was made while marshals were still on the track, with the FIA now evaluating the procedure which created a dangerous situation. Vettel has suggested an answer to the issue, which would see a new software system that automatically resets a driver’s lap while staying in formation and not overtaking the Safety Car. “I think the reason why we are...
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