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Charlie Whiting plays down standing restart safety fears

dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">   SILVERSTONE, 4th July 2014 (F1 Plus / Rosie Baillie) - Charlie Whiting, FIA Race Director, has played down fears that standing safety car restarts will add risk to races.   Last week the World Motor Sport Council approved changes for Formula One for the 2015 season onwards, including the introduction of a standard restart after a safety car period.   The decision was met with criticism from fans and some drivers.   Whiting said that the idea was proposed by a team and was supported by all teams.   “First of all it has to be remembered that this was the suggestion from a...
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