Standing restarts after safety car periods in Formula 1 will be worth the risk if they improve the show, says Haas team principal Gunther Steiner.On Friday, all 11 team principals and F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone gathered for a meeting in the Abu Dhabi paddock to discuss the proposal. After discussing...

Formula 1 teams and Bernie Ecclestone have agreed in principle to introduce standing starts after safety car periods starting in 2017.All 11 team principals met with F1 boss Ecclestone for a 30-minute meeting in the Abu Dhabi paddock on Friday afternoon. The idea of restarting the race from the grid...

Formula 1's Strategy Group has agreed to guarantee standing starts in wet races in 2017, Autosport understands.Although the fine details of the rule have yet to be finalized, the idea is that drivers will do a series of exploratory laps behind the safety car.Related StoriesWhen the conditions are deemed safe...

DENVER, Colo. - WC Vision, through its Pirelli World Challenge Competition Committee, has announced that, for the balance of the 2015 season, rolling starts will be used for Friday or Saturday races of weekend events, while the series' traditional standing start will be used for Sunday races.The committee has also...

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Daniel Ricciardo has revealed that Formula 1's drivers made clear their unhappiness at the introduction of standing starts after safety cars in 2015 when consulted by teams.The decision to force drivers to form up the grid for a restart after caution periods has drawn much criticism since it was approved...

Formula 1 tire supplier Pirelli believes more research needs to be done on the implication of standing starts after safety cars, even though the rule change has been approved.The FIA last week ratified a tweak to F1's rules for 2015 that means cars will form up on the grid for...

Related StoriesFormula 1 is set for standing starts from the grid following safety cars, beginning next yearFollowing discussions between teams about ways to improve the show, one idea that has gained momentum in recent weeks is to overhaul the way that races resume after caution periods. There is a consensus...

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We offered RACER.com readers the chance to send in questions for IndyCar's president of operations and competition, Derrick Walker [ @DJWIndyCar ] and we're serializing his replies according to topic. Today, Derrick answers your questions on IndyCar procedure, ranging from standing starts to oval qualifying to unapproved engine changes. •...