Toto Wolff wants clearer red flag rules

Mercedes AMG team Toto Wolff says that the sport needs clearer red flag rules after the Melbourne Grand Prix, which was dominated by three in-race red flags, leading to lengthy delays and chaotic standing restarts, the latter of which eliminated several drivers.

“Both red flags we didn’t see coming,” Wolff said. “I think [standing] restarts are a great entertainment factor. We just need to understand going forward when are red flags being put out, and what is a safety car or VSC? I think in those incidents you could have applied either.”, he said.

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“I’m fine whether you call a VSC or safety car, or you red flag it, as long as we understand in terms of us being able to plan a little bit. Let’s define all together what is a VSC, what is a safety car and what is a red flag.”, Wolff added.