After complaints from several drivers following the wet start to the British Grand Prix, where drivers found themselves following the safety car for six laps, the new principles of standing starts in wet conditions have been decided on by the F1 Strategy Group. This new system is highly likely to be implemented immediately, following complaints from drivers and fans alike who felt that they had been robbed of a decent start. The new procedure, as suggested by team managers earlier this week, is that in wet conditions, drivers will follow as Safety car for only a few laps, and then, rather than the Safety car ‘coming in’ and the race starting from that point, the driver will be expected...
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