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F1 teams agree another change to tackle 2026 start safety fears

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Formula 1 looks set to shut down another of the more dangerous aspects of race starts this year, after warnings that it was a "recipe for disaster".Amid recent discussions about the safety of starts with the 2026 cars, the initial focus had revolved around the timing procedures – and potential challenges that drivers had to get their turbos spooled up prior to the light sequence beginning.The FIA reacted by giving an extra five seconds to driver…
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Formula 1 is about to neutralise a potentially dangerous new aspect of racing starts this season, after some paddock players have warned that this was "a real recipe for disaster." Over the last two weeks, discussions about the safety of departures with the 2026 single-seaters had initially focused on the procedure of putting in action, particularly on the difficulty for drivers to properly mount their turbos before (...)

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The Race broke the news in on Saturday, February 21, 2026.
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