A delayed decision to deploy the safety car, a missed instruction from the race director, a crash and a stop and go penalty, combined to create a perfect storm at Monza, providing one of the most talked about races of the year and producing a surprise podium. It came as no surprise therefore when poacher turned gamekeeper turned PR man, Ross Brawn leapt on the chain of circumstances and what ensued to suggest that the sport once again look at the idea of reversed grids. Of course, when leading Benetton, Ferrari and his own eponymous team to world championship success, Brawn wouldn't have given reverse grids the time of day, but in his new role as the 'friendly face of F1', he's all for...
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