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F1 needs solution for Monza 'tow' antics, say team bosses

Formula 1 team bosses says the sport needs to find a way to curtail the dangerous on-track congestion issues sparked by drivers seeking a tow around Monza in qualifying. From aborted laps to near run-ins with slower cars to pitlane incidents, Friday evening's qualifying was marked by incessant traffic management problems as drivers jockeyed for position in a queue of cars seeking a tow from a teammate or rival. The desperate need to slipstream which can deliver a gain of 0.7s over a full lap led to chaos in the pitlane in Q2, when multiple cars trickled simultaneously out of their garages in a bid to gain an edge and a spot in Q3. Both Alpine and Aston Martin were fined by the Italian...
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