Formula 1 managing director Ross Brawn believes the introduction of a fastest lap bonus point has been a successful one. On the eve of the 2019 season the FIA confirmed a regulation change which saw an additional point be made available to the driver that sets the fastest lap of the race, providing they finish inside the top ten positions. It added another level of intrigue to the end of the Melbourne season-opener as a number of drivers battled to secure the extra point, and a similar scenario occurred in the closing stages of the Chinese Grand Prix, as Red Bull’s Pierre Gasly snatched the fastest lap away from Sebastian Vettel on the final lap. “I was particularly pleased to see that...
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