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F1 considers rule tweak to recreate Brazil safety car restarts

Formula 1 will evaluate possible future rule changes to try and recreate the dramatic Safety Car restarts seen during the Brazilian Grand Prix. Changes to the regulations for 2019 mean drivers are not allowed to overtake until they have crossed the start-finish line at Safety Car restarts, unlike in previous years, where the race would return to green flag conditions at the Safety Car Line 1. In an attempt to prevent his rivals from gaining a slipstream on the long drag to Turn 1 in Brazil, Verstappen waited until the last possible moment before accelerating away from the pack and restarting the race. There was action aplenty at both restarts, with Verstappen pulling off a sensational move...
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