With the Bahrain Grand Prix just a few days away, FIA made changes to its safety car rules, likely to avoid a repeat of the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix controversy.
According to an updated version of the Sporting Regulation, Article 55.13 now reads: “If the clerk of the course considers it safe to do so, and the message ‘LAPPED CARS MAY NOW OVERTAKE’ has been sent to all Competitors using the official messaging system, all cars that have been lapped by the leader will be required to pass the cars on the lead lap and the Safety Car.”
The previous rule read as “any” rather than “all” cars that have been lapped must overtake the Safety Car.
