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Late notification of restart reason for major crash in Mugello?

In Mugello the red flag was waved twice. At the second restart Valtteri Bottas had to give the starting signal. At the back of the field the Finn's late deployment caused a violent crash between no less than four drivers. Jolyon Palmer analyses and searches for the cause. Dangerous situation in Mugello According to Jolyon Palmer, Bottas was in a difficult situation. On the long straight you don't want to start again if you lead the race. Everyone can then use the slipstream and you are the only one who can't. The fact that the safety car indicated late that the race would be resumed made the situation even more difficult. In the BBC's Chequered Flag Podcast the former F1 driver says:...
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