the rule is very clear.
40.13 If the race ends whilst the safety car is deployed it will enter the pit lane at the end of the last lap and the cars will take the chequered flag as normal without overtaking.
If the race ends with the safety car deployed then the safety car will pit before the end of the race????????? to me that is not clear and if taken literally the rule is some sort of paradox.
It worked and was clear with the previous rules where the safety car conditions always applied up to the completed lap at the start/finish line, that has changed though and it is evident from the use of the word 'normal' at the end of the rule 40.13 that it was not changed in accordance with the new rule as what is described in the rule is no longer normal procedure.
Even the FIA say the rule isn't clear.
The full statement from the FIA:
The problems identified during the final lap of the Monaco Grand Prix, counting for the 2010 FIA Formula One World Championship, showed a lack of clarity in the application of the rule prohibiting overtaking behind the Safety Car.
Adjustments to the regulations are necessary to clarify the procedure that cars must meet when the last lap is controlled by the Safety Car whilst also ensuring that the signalling for teams and drivers is made more clear.
These adjustments will help to avoid the problem which occurred during the Monaco Grand Prix from happening in the future.
The Formula One Commission, upon a proposal of the F1 Sporting Working Group will submit an amendment to the Sporting Regulations to address this issue. These amendments will be considered by the World Motor Sport Council at its next meeting in Geneva on June 23.
To use my phone in the car I deleted all my German contacts, it's now Hans free.
