F1 drivers face new speed limit for double yellows

As part of the FIA’s ongoing push to improve safety, drivers are now going to have to adhere to a stricter speed limit when passing through double yellow flag zones during both safety car and virtual safety car procedures. 

Previously, the only requirement on drivers to react to double yellows was in the International Sporting Code, which required them to “reduce…speed significantly, do not overtake, and be prepared to change direction or stop.” 

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