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Wolff hits out at 'Teletubbies engineers' amid blue flag system failure

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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has criticised "Teletubbies engineers" as Oscar Piastri labelled backmarkers "unacceptable" after he made contact with Carlos Sainz at the Hungarian Grand Prix. A sudden, unexpected wave of Formula 1 drivers ignoring blue flags in Sunday’s Hungarian Grand Prix was actually caused by a system failure.Flag signalling has evolved along with technology with F1. In days of yore, it was just physical flags being waved trackside, but more visible light panels were subsequently added, and drivers now see blue flags pertaining to them on their steering wheel ...Keep reading

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