Brawn demands pit ruling
Ferrari technical director Ross Brawn has called for the sport's governing body, the FIA, to clarify its stance on pit lane etiquette following another near-miss at Imola in the San Marino Grand Prix
Ferrari was fined $10,000 after the Bahrain Grand Prix for releasing Rubens Barrichello's car into the path of Jarno Trulli's Renault, which was coming in for its stop. At Imola, Williams released Ralf Schumacher right in front of Barrichello as they fought over fourth position. Brawn felt the move was marginal, to say the least.
"We will ask the FIA to judge that," said Brawn. "We were told after the Trulli incident [in Bahrain] that no driver must have to take avoiding action in the pit lane.
"Quite clearly, Rubens did and that spoiled the rest of his race. If he had got in front of Ralf at that stage, then we might have been talking about a different situation. We need to know if the pit lane is a free-for-all, or whether it's going to be controlled."
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