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Thanks both - I totally get the need to bunch the field when there is debris to clear etc, my point is that surely it must be possible to restart in a way that at least allows for an approximation of the gaps pre-safety car rather than just the instant loss of everything they had worked for over the race to that point. Maybe 19 safety cars that could ensure the gaps were reintroduced, or a lights-based released system from the back of the lead safety car....? Can't believe it's beyond them and it seems to make a mockery of the race when it introduces such randomness. Like in football - a team has worked really hard to get to 3-0 up, but because of an injury in the last 5 minutes with a long stoppage the scores are reset and you get a frantic end to the game. Clearly not entirely analogous, but I just find the whole thing really unsatisfactory and in the run-in to this season it seems a really frequent occurrence....