Two and a half hours before the start of the final free practice session at Formula 1's Australian Grand Prix, teams were informed about what would effectively be a modification of the circuit. The FIA deemed it necessary for safety reasons to remove straight mode 4 – the zone between Turns 8 and 9.<br>The initial intervention came after the drivers’ briefing on Friday evening, during which ...<a class='more' href='https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/how-f1-teams-pushed-back-against-a-draconian-fia-intervention-at-australian-gp/10802840/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-ALL&utm_term=News&utm_content=uk'>Keep reading</a>