Why new race control directive leaves F1 drivers facing tough calls

Before last weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix, new FIA race director Niels Wittich laid out the ground rules for how he and his colleague Eduardo Freitas are going to operate this season.
Wittich made it clear that the track is defined by white lines, while also stressing that, when drivers run side-by-side round a corner, the car on the outside has to be left space.
The FIA’s new philosophy will …Keep reading