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Bortoleto safety call triggers FIA rule chaos

Mar.8 Audi's Gabriel Bortoleto sparked a paddock storm in Melbourne on Saturday when a safety complaint he raised prompted the FIA to ban straight-line mode in a key sector – only for the governing body to reverse the decision two hours later under pressure from the other teams. Three hours before third practice, the FIA informed teams that flattening the wings between Turns 8 and 11 would be prohibited – a section containing the high-speed Turns 9 and 10 where several drivers, including Max Verstappen, had run wide during Friday's sessions. Bortoleto had warned that running with reduced downforce in a race pack could cause accidents. The FIA's sporting director Nikolas...
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