Why race control opted for VSC, then safety car, in F1 Imola GP

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The 2025 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix featured two situations that initially looked similar but were handled differently by Formula 1's race control.
On lap 29, Esteban Ocon suffered a technical issue on his Haas car and parked it on the grass between Turns 7 and 8.
Race control deployed the virtual safety car, which allows it to neutralise the race with drivers having to slow down, so that ...Keep reading

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