'Leave It to the Race Director' - F1 Bosses React to Red Flag Calls to Avoid Silverstone Repeat

'Leave it to the race director' - F1 bosses react to red flag calls to avoid Silverstone repeat

Formula 1 drivers and bosses have been quizzed on changes the FIA should make to avoid finishing future Formula 1 grands prix behind the safety car

Silverstone’s Botched Finale Exposes F1’s Identity Crisis

Silverstone set up a last‑lap thriller… then the safety car kept the keys and went for a slow cruise. 😂 What came next wasn’t just “make it green no matter what,” but a real pull between fair wins and made‑for‑TV drama — with a cheeky software hiccup in the mix. 🤔 Two driver reps spoke up, tossed a few side‑eyes at the showbiz crowd, and raised one nagging question: if the system said we could race, why didn’t we? Want the inside grumbles, the…

Charles Leclerc proposes solution to avoid more Safety Car finishes

Formula 1’s Safety Car regulations have returned to the centre of the paddock conversation ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix, with Charles Leclerc suggesting that the procedure used during the closing stages of the British Grand Prix deserves further examination. Charles Leclerc claimed a memorable Ferrari victory at Silverstone, but the race did not conclude with a final-lap battle under green-flag conditions. Instead, the field followed the Safe…

Lewis Hamilton signals hope for F1 race director changes after spoiled Silverstone finish

Lewis Hamilton believes the FIA should be red-flagging late-race incidents moving forward after ‘disappointing’ end to the Formula 1 British Grand Prix. Hamilton bagged his fifth podium of the season, at Silverstone, two weeks ago. That said, the Ferrari driver was left forlorn with the circumstances that led to his eventual third-placed finish. Recovering from a false-start penalty, Hamilton had gotten himself back into podium contention by the…

Lewis Hamilton open to greater red flag 'freedom' after Silverstone anti-climax

Lewis Hamilton would welcome the FIA race director having more power to red flag grands prix late on.