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Standing restarts were Whiting's idea
Charlie Whiting has revealed that the move to introduce standing restarts following red flags was his idea.The FIA's Race Director, Official Starter and Safety Delegate, made the revelation as he looked ahead to the inaugural Russian Grand Prix which takes places on October 12.'The standing restart is something that I was involved in personally,' he said. 'I was talking to someone at McLaren and we came up with this idea how to make this show a bit better. When you watch a race, what is the most exciting part of the race? The start. So, why not have a second one? It makes sense.'Of course, it offends some people because it's not pure racing,' he admitted. 'It's been done for the show. Some...
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