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Why "yellow cards" can stop a demolition derby

A new system designed to prevent a 'demolition derby' made its debut last weekend, and the idea of a yellow card warning for bad behaviour has made an immediate impact in correcting the course

"The racing was good, people loved it. Nothing silly happened, which is what we want to see." That was the assessment of ABB FIA Formula E championship leader Jerome D'Ambrosio following last weekend's event in Rome.

It was a race of notable high quality, the first lap aside, filled with intrigue and a close fight for the win. But it could all have been so different had something 'silly' come to pass.

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Author Alex Kalinauckas

Alex Kalinauckas is Autosport's Grand Prix Editor, covering every Formula 1 race since the start of 2020. After completing a master's degree in journalism at Goldsmiths College University of London in 2014, he worked for a range of motorsport and technology publications while covering national racing as an Autosport freelancer.

A lifelong motorsport fan - no one in his family can explain quite how or why such a development first occurred - Alex joined the Autosport staff in April 2017 as the magazine’s Assistant Editor covering Formula 2 and GP3, before being made Formula E correspondent and Autosport.com’s Plus Editor in March 2018. He lives in north-east London and is constantly frustrated by the Central Line.