The highly controversial safety car procedure which marred last season's title-deciding Abu Dhabi Grand Prix won't be repeated this season after F1 bosses confirmed a change to the rules.
The fallout from the drama at the Yas Marina has continued to rumble on, after Lewis Hamilton was denied a record-breaking eighth championship crown in dubious circumstances. The Mercedes man was comfortably leading the race from Max Verstappen by 11 seconds when with five laps to go, a crash by Williams driver Nicholas Latifi sparked a chaotic turn of events.
A safety car was deployed with race director Michael Masi initially ordering that all cars would have to un-lap themselves before racing could restart. However, under pressure from Red Bull boss Christian Horner, the Australian then performed a u-turn, ruling that only the cars between Hamilton and Verstappen could perform that action.
