Formula One: Summit held over Italian GP safety car controversy
The Guardian|September 13, 2022
Senior Formula One team managers spoke with the FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem yesterday at a summit meeting, with the controversial finish to Sunday's Italian Grand Prix having led the agenda. Many team principals were angry at how the race ended behind the safety car and are insistent the FIA must change its regulations to avoid a repeat of the events.
Giles Richards
Formula One: Summit held over Italian GP safety car controversy

The race at Monza was won by Max Verstappen, who dominated but took the flag behind the safety car. It was deployed five laps from the end after Daniel Ricciardo's McLaren came to a halt on the track. There were not enough laps remaining to remove it and complete the closing up of the cars and then for the safety car to complete its two mandatory laps, all required by regulations, for racing to resume.

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