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Have red flags increased in F1?

The 2023 Australian Grand Prix broke a sad record: that of the greatest number of red flags with three race neutralizations. A phenomenon that seems to be increasing... but what is it really?

Published on 07/04/2023 à 17:30

Dorian Grangier

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Have red flags increased in F1?

The Australian GP broke a record for the number of red flags in F1... © Xavi Bonilla / DPPI

Never seen. During the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday, a historic record was broken: that of the greatest number of red flags deployed in a race. In Melbourne, there were three red flags: the first afterAlexander albon on the 7th lap, a second after the accident Kevin Magnussen on the 54th lap, and a last one after the multiple incidents in the first corner on the 57th lap. Previously, on five occasions in the history of the F1, the red flag has been displayed twice in the same race (Belgium 1981, Japan 2014, Brazil 2016, Tuscany 2020 and Saudi Arabia 2021).

Dorian Grangier

A young journalist nostalgic for the motorsport of yesteryear. Raised on the exploits of Sébastien Loeb and Fernando Alonso.

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Jacques Gaillez

04/04/2023 at 09:11 a.m.

Let a red flag be waved, so be it. But if we restart the race with a standing start when the track is very dirty, it's a recipe for disaster. Supporting evidence. A flying start seemed to me to be more auspicious.

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