F1 stewards want review of standing restart procedures after Australian GP near-miss

While there is a separate debate raging about whether or not standing restarts are a good idea at all after the late-race chaos in Melbourne, another problem emerged earlier in the event.

With the first red flag having been triggered by Alex Albon’s crash on lap seven, the go-ahead for a standing restart was given by race control.

The rules require the safety car to lead the cars around in formation for the restart, before peeling into the pits.

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