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Additional starting lights have been added on the grid in preparation for Sunday's Grand Prix in a bid to tackle the viewing issues that occurred in Australia.
Due to the higher front wings in 2019, a number of drivers including Pierre Gasly and the two Williams' complained that they couldn't see the start lights as they prepared for the start of the race.
Gasly and Robert Kubica had to rely on the reactions of other drivers, while George Russell, in his very first Formula 1 race, had to look at the reflection of the lights shining on the Paddock Club windows.
"I pulled up onto the grid, looked up and realised I couldn't see anything and I kind of shat my pants," Russell explained.
"I was looking all around and I ended up seeing the lights through the reflection of the Paddock Club [F1 hospitality] windows.
"I was sat looking, with my head at a 45-degree angle and my start was terrible because I was looking around for a couple of seconds, where to go, then realised it was the fifth light and realised my hand was in the wrong position."
The new lights that have been installed are situated "further back down the grid than the main starting light gantry", and will "ensure that the race start signal can clearly be seen by all drivers, regardless of grid position".
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