FIA race director Michael Masi brought back the black and white flag warning at Spa last weekend, insisting the banner should now be considered the equivalent of football's yellow flag. Masi re-introduced in Belgium the cautioning standard that warns a driver of an on-track "unsportsmanlike conduct" and which was last used in the 2010 Malaysian Grand Prix to put Lewis Hamilton on notice for weaving. Former F1 race director Charlie Whiting had abandoned use of the flag, relying instead on radio messages to warn drivers. "The black and white flag, bad sportsmanship flag, is something that hasn’t been used prior to this since about 2010 apparently,” said Masi quoted by...
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