Former F1 figures call for faster race control and stewarding decisions
Multiple former Formula 1 figures have argued that the sport should make its incident-handling processes quicker and more efficient. Their comments focus on speeding up stewarding and safety car decisions during races.
Motorsport.com reported that former Ferrari and Williams engineer Rob Smedley proposed an "augmented" stewarding group for Formula 1. Speaking on the High Performance Racing podcast alongside Jake Humphrey and former Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer, Smedley said the aim would be to accelerate in-race decisions and stop straightforward incidents from dragging on past the chequered flag.
In a separate Motorsport.com report, former F1 driver David Coulthard said the FIA needs to make faster decisions when neutralising races. He said there was room for improvement after the Spanish Grand Prix at the Madring circuit, where McLaren's Lando Norris lost a likely victory after Aston Martin's Lance Stroll stopped on track with a brake failure.
The Race also reported that former F1 technical director Gary Anderson believes Formula 1 should change how it deals with incidents. Its report said Anderson set out four rule changes he thinks the sport should make.
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