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Williams’ Pat Symonds criticizes ‘negligent’ radio rules

Williams Martini Racing’s technical chief Pat Symonds has called the current Formula 1 radio regulations as potentially negligent, especially when teams are unable to inform their drivers if their brakes were failing. On the back of the penalty handed to Nico Rosberg at the British Grand Prix for receiving information from the pit wall that was above and beyond what was allowed as he encountered a gearbox issue, and the fact that the Sahara Force India team were unable to inform Sergio Perez that their brakes were failing, Symonds has spoken out about how the radio regulations have gone beyond what’s really needed within Formula 1. 'On the pit wall, we know our rules pretty well...
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