F1 must better define when to use red flags

The Melbourne race was dominated by three in-race red flags, leading to lengthy delays and chaotic standing restarts, the latter of which eliminated several drivers.

On lap 7 Alex Albon’s crash brought out the first safety car of the race, which prompted Mercedes’ race leader George Russell to pit for hard tyres.

But soon after his pitstop, which dropped him to seventh, the red flag came out and gave drivers in front of him the chance to change tyres in the pitlane…