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Double points, standing restarts dropped at WMSC meeting

The despised Double Points ruling and the proposed Standing Restarts after a safety car period have both been dropped amid a number of rule changes in Formula 1 after the meeting of the World Motor Sport Council in Doha. The council has also voted in the introduction of the Virtual Safety Car (VSC) when double flags are waving on track, plus an alteration in the way Power Unit Penalties are applied. A brief round-up of the important rule changes are listed here: Double Points and standing restarts The ill-received double points ruling, that allows the top ten of the final race of the season to score double the normal amount of points in a grand prix, has been dropped after just one...
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