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Villeneuve slams F1 driver ‘babies’ over safety car

Villeneuve slams F1 driver ‘babies' over safety car Two former grand prix winners are leading the criticism of F1's new tendency to start any wet race behind the safety car. The issue has arisen after the British grand prix, where spectators last Sunday were deprived of a normal start from the grid following a pre-race rain shower. 'If it suddenly rains on the highway, a normal driver doesn't stop driving,' former Ferrari and McLaren driver Gerhard Berger told Auto Bild. 'He simply adapts to the situation.' However, whilst arguing that the Silverstone safety car period went on for too long, many drivers actually back F1's new approach to wet races. 'What do you expect?' 1997 world...
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