The FIA stewards have recommended drivers be given additional guidance on how to avoid incidents during Safety Car periods following a near-miss in Sunday’s Australian Grand Prix.
Mick Schumacher nearly ran into Yuki Tsunoda during a Safety Car period as the AlphaTauri braked to avoid his team mate ahead. The other AlphaTauri was also slowing in reaction to a car ahead.
The stewards investigated all three drivers and concluded none of them were at fault. However they recommended that new guidance be given at future races to avoid a collision.
“Drivers were in line on the main straight behind the Safety Car with lights on,” they explained. “Cars were accelerating and decelerating to keep tyre and brake temperatures up in anticipation of the restart.
“[Gasly] slowed in reaction to the car in front, [Tsunoda] also slowed in reaction. [Schumacher] was closer to Tsunoda as he slowed, while trying to maintain the ten car length maximum separation specified in the regulations, and…