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F1 grid re-start rule change divides opinion

F1 grid re-start rule change divides opinion Opinions are divided in Abu Dhabi after Bernie Ecclestone and the teams agreed a novel rule-change for 2017. It emerges that, pending the approval of the World Motor Sport Council, cars will return to the grid for a standing start after every safety car period from next year. 'Apparently this is for entertainment reasons,' said Toro Rosso driver Carlos Sainz. He said his first reaction is that a mid-race grid re-starts 'seem artificial', and may also be a backwards safety step in the event of wet races. But Haas team boss Gunther Steiner backed the idea. 'We all like starts,' he said. 'There is a certain amount of risk, but when there is a risk,...
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