Bernie Ecclestone is pushing to have standing restarts scrapped, saying F1 is doing just fine with the rolling starts. Earlier this year, Formula 1 ratified a new regulation that would see standing restarts introduced in 2015. These would take place after a Safety Car period but not if has been deployed in the first two laps of a grand prix or the last five. Ecclestone, however, is not in favour with the F1 supremo promising to see the standing restart scrapped. "There will be no standing starts after a Safety Car phase," he told Auto Motor und Sport. "What we have seen in Budapest was good enough." The 83-year-old also weighed in on the decision to let drivers race...
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