Double waved yellow flags in qualifying will no longer be used and the session will be stopped if needed, the FIA race director Charlie Whiting has confirmed. At the Hungarian Grand Prix, there was controversy generated by Nico Rosberg after he set the pole lap under the double yellow flags. The new ruling means that even if drivers are ahead of the incident, when the red flags go out they would have to abandon their current lap. For future qualifying sessions, Whiting will not hesitate to red flag the session. To stop discussions from happening about whether or not drivers had slowed down enough for yellow flags. 'That's what I intend to do in the future, just to remove any discussion...
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