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Whiting 'not overly concerned' by new standing restarts
FIA racing director Charlie Whiting says that he doesn't expect standing restarts to cause any major problems in 2018. Rule changes for the new Formula 1 season mean that red-flagged races can now restart from the grid. Previously, interrupted races always got underway again with a rolling restart from behind a safety car. The decision on the type of restart to use on any given occasion will be in the hands of the race director, depending on track conditions. Pre-season testing at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya saw teams taking time to practice the new restart procedure. The change didn't go down well with everyone, however. "It could be carnage," predicted Haas F1 driver...
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