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FIA backs Vettel's claim of gaining under VSC

FIA race director Charlie Whiting has backed up Sebastian Vettel’s claim that drivers can save time during a Virtual Safety Car period in a race. Sebastian Vettel made some comments on it after the Spanish Grand Prix, saying that it was possible for drivers to cut distance, therefore saving time. The distance they would drive would be shorter, allowing the delta time that they have to run to to also be less than it normally would. 'It is the same for everyone but the FIA is supplying us with a system that makes us follow a delta time,' Vettel said. 'And everybody has to slow down by, I think, 40 per cent, but I think everybody is aware you can have a faster way to go under VSC than...
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