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FIA to address start lights after driver struggles

The FIA has said it is seeking a solution to driver complaints that they couldn't see the start lights during the season-opening Formula 1 race in Melbourne last weekend. Robert Kubica was one of a handful of drivers who struggled to see the start lights on Sunday as they were blocked by the rear-wing of Carlos Sainz's McLaren ahead, forcing him to shift himself to the side to see an extra set of start lights positioned on the pit wall. 'I actually had a bit of a panic because when I stopped I couldn’t see the lights,' said Kubica. 'The rear-wing of the McLaren was hiding it, so I could see the first block but not the rest. “Then I had to move to the left and...
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