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FIA Conducts Standing Restart Test on Opening Day at Montmeló

Following the decision by the FIA to introduce standing starts following safety car periods, five teams conducted a test for the new procedure at the end of Tuesday’s test day at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Whenever a safety car is deployed, drivers will now have to line-up on the grid on the restart, rather than using a rolling start as has previously been utilised. Light panels around the circuit will indicate when a standing start is imminent by displaying an ‘SS’ message, while teams will also be informed with a ‘STANDING START’ message via the official messaging system. However, officials will also have the option to use ‘RS’ and ‘ROLLING START’ messages if...
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