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Whiting not optimistic over revision to blue flag rules

The FIA‘s Race Director Charlie Whiting has said that he is not confident that a heavy revision to the blue flag system in place in Formula 1 will be met with a majority agreement, however he is willing to discuss the matter. Introduced to the sport in 1995, the blue flag has forced backmarkers to make way for faster moving traffic within three marshal posts; any transgression of this rule brings a suitable penalty to the offending driver. However, despite the system preventing slower cars from affecting the race unfairly, there are several critics who have said that the flags should leave F1 – suggesting that traffic management is an integral skill for a top driver. When asked...
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