Formula 1 needs to be “careful” not to alienate its fans with overly complex rules. “We were sure there would only be full points if 75 percent of the race was completed. It turns out that a rule allowed full points to be granted if a red-flagged race is then restarted. “What happened is absolutely in line with what is in the rules,” he added. “I’m sure that will happen,” said the Red Bull boss. “If you look at the rule, you can almost talk about arbitrariness. “The FIA should at least have displayed the rule beforehand so that people around the world weren’t doing the maths.

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