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F1 to amend safety car rules after Schumi row

FORMULA One's governing body has moved to amend the sport's safety car rules after Michael Schumacher was penalized for an overtaking move at last weekend's Monaco Grand Prix.

The International Automobile Federation said yesterday that there was "a lack of clarity" in the application of a rule prohibiting overtaking when the safety car was deployed on the last lap of a race.

"Adjustments to the regulations are necessary to clarify the procedure that cars must meet when the last lap is controlled by the safety car whilst also ensuring that the signaling for teams and drivers is made more clear," the FIA said.

"The Formula One Commission, upon a proposal of the F1 Sporting Working Group will submit an amendment to the sporting regulations to address this issue."

Schumacher overtook Ferrari's Fernando Alonso for sixth place at the final corner of the race moments after the safety car had turned into the pit lane. The Mercedes driver was handed a 20 second penalty which demoted him to 12th.

Mercedes argued that while the rules state that no overtaking is allowed if a race finishes under safety car conditions, that was not apparent in Monaco with marshals waving green flags while race control sent messages declaring the track to be clear.





 

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