News Details

Grosjean fears ‘carnage' in standing restarts

Romain Grosjean has said he has safety concerns over the new standing start rule being introduced to Formula 1 this season. The lead driver used to dictate the pace of the rest of the field once the Safety Car peeled away back to the pits but, under new FIA ruling, the grid will now perform standing starts once the track is green. Drivers have been able to practice their standing starts at the end of the pit lane and on the pit straight at the end of testing sessions, but Grosjean is not convinced the method is a particularly safe one. 'I didn't go above fourth gear,' said Grosjean. 'It's undriveable. I was one of the first guys to come on the grid so I sat there with [Valtteri] Bottas for...
Full Story »
7y ago from PlanetF1.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Grosjean fears safety issue on new standing restarts

Romain Grosjean fears there could be "carnage" on standing...
7y ago from Crash.net

Grosjean sees risk of 'carnage' with new standing...

Romain Grosjean fears F1's new standing start rule which comes into force...
7y ago from F1i.com

Grosjean: Restarts to me it could be carnage.

Romain Grosjean is concerned about safety with regards to grand prix...
7y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Using Old Tyres on Standing Restarts Could Create...

Romain Grosjean believes using old tyres during any standing restart...

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Aprilia Racing presents 2026 MotoGP livery

Aprilia Racing kicked off 2026 by unveiling its newest MotoGP livery in...
34m ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

VR46 boss defends Franco Morbidelli after...

VR46 Ducati Team Manager Pablo Nieto has defended Franco Morbidelli...
21h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Alex Palou delivers takedown of McLaren F1 drivers...

IndyCar champion Alex Palou has delivered a takedown of both McLaren...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

'I would go absolutely ballistic' – Gyokeres...

Arsenal striker Viktor Gyokeres scored a much-needed goal in last night's...
54m ago from CaughtOffside.com

“My pocket was empty the last year” - Arsenal...

Arsenal defender William Saliba said he is ‘tired’ of finishing the...
14m ago from SportsKeeda.com

Report: Arsenal handed huge boost in attempts to make...

Arsenal could be presented with a rare market opportunity this summer,...
3h ago from FreshArsenal.com

Chelsea 2-3 Arsenal: A decent step towards the final

Match report – Player ratings – Arteta reaction – Video...
4h ago from Arseblog.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.