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F1 Safety Car procedure tweaked in latest sporting regs

Formula 1's sporting regulations for 2022 feature a slight change to the sport's Safety Car procedure on the back of last year's controversial Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Last December at Yas Marina, in the closing stages of F1's title decider, former F1 race director Michael Masi circumvented the normal Safety Car procedure by ordering those lapped drivers positioned between race leader Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen to unlap themselves ahead the race's restart. Masi undertook the contested initiative to offer fans one final and decisive lap of racing between F1's two title contenders, with Verstappen who was on fresher tyres ultimately beating Hamilton to the finish line and to the title....
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