Radio ban ruling is confusing but Lewis Hamilton on right wavelength

The Guardian

Teams hit out at hasty FIA decision over instructions I am so excited for Singapore. The night race is fantastic FIA delays ban on radio messages Briton fastest in second practice

Formula Ones curious reputation for disposing of something simple and replacing it with something far more complex was in robust health on Friday after the decision to postpone part of the radio ban between teams and drivers until next season.

This could be the most confusing radio story since Guglielmo Marconi bewildered everyone by banging on about electromagnetic radiation and wireless telegraphy more than a century ago. It all started because Bernie Ecclestone, the sports chief executive, became worried about the perception that the modern F1 driver is little more than a puppet.

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