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FIA modifies blue flag rules for Baku

– Formula 1 Race Director Charlie Whiting has confirmed that blue flag rules have been tweaked for drivers ahead of this weekend's Azerbaijan Grand Prix.After a spate of complaints during the middle of last season, the regulations were emphasised, explaining that a pre-warning is provided when a faster car is within 3.0 seconds of a car set to be lapped.This information is then used to instruct the slower car of its imminent lapping, with Whiting explaining that "allowing the faster car through should be considered a priority."Once the faster car gets within 1.0 seconds of the slower car, the driver about to be lapped is given blue flags by trackside marshals, as well as...
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