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FIA develops system to detect stalled cars on grid
The FIA has developed an automated system that will lead to an aborted a start if a car stalls on the grid. Until now, race starter Charlie Whiting had relied on drivers signalling with their hands if their engines stall, which in turn leads to marshals switching on a yellow warning light alongside the relevant grid position. However, there was a complication in Malaysia, where Carlos Sainz stalled and then put his hands back in the cockpit as he attempted to restart his engine. That led to the yellow light being switched off, and thus the start went ahead as normal. However, Sainz only just started his engine in time, and had he not done so there was obviously potential for an incident....
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