Safety changes over five F1 starts

Five grands prix will start an hour earlier this season in the wake of recommendations passed on following Jules Bianchi’s horrific accident in Japan last year.

The Frenchman’s life-threatening crash in fading light and heavy rain in his Marussia resulted in the swift formation of the FIA Accident Panel, with luminaries such as Ross Brawn, Stefano Domenicali and Emerson Fittipaldi on board.