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SO, YOU SAY FIA OFFICIALS screwed up during the Italian Grand Prix? I tend to disagree. I don’t recall seeing the starter come off his rostrum, stand on Charles Leclerc’s front wheel in order to get a better view of the grid – and then start the race from this precarious post. Believe it or not, something along these lines actually happened 60 years ago this month.
To be fair, looking at today’s FIA Sporting Regulations, there’s no precise mention of where the starter should position himself. By my reckoning, there’s more than 3,000 words covering