FIA is like: Human rights violations: nothing to see here Track limit violations: we might have to cancel this one
That being saod, cancelling Qatar F1 would be fine by me
this post was submitted on 11 Oct 2023
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Caring at all about minor violations of the track limits, as it seems like everyone involved didn't for the previous 20 years of F1 before this recent round of nonsense began, adds nothing but annoyances to the sport.
I think for qualifying the minor violations should still result in a laptime being deleted. For the race, I think only clear, excessive violations of track limits should be punished.
For the race, I think only clear, excessive violations of track limits should be punished.
What's excessive then? Maybe they can let the race director and stewards decide based on current mood, again. We had clear rules applying to all for only two seasons. That's enough. Right?
Seems like an odd take to me. The drivers are the ones colouring outside the lines. Why should the track change?
Make the off track penalty harsher. At some point (10, 20, 30seconds?) whatever gain a driver may get from going off will be completely cancelled.
Could also remotely cap the power to the car by 20% for a lap.
Gotta make room for more American gp
Okay I have a proposal, giant gluel traps. If the driver goes off track they get stuck in a glue trap. Not sticking enough to fully stop them but enough to slow them down and lose a second or two. Plus if they are made removable then they can be taken up for other racing events. Plus it will have the added side effect of keeping track invaders off the track by trapping them like flies.
Seriously this will keep happening until the divers have some immediate negative impact that affects the race.
That's basically what gravel pits do. The problem is large flat curbs that don't upset the car. Just put walls, we race in Baku and Monaco no problem there.
Question: since these cars are the sizes of SUVs these days, will smaller cars be able to stay withing the lines?
The current cars are also able to stay within the track limits, the problem is more that from the seating position the lines are hard to see and apparently the drivers rely to feeling the kerb vibrations to a large degree.
It's a track design issue. The drivers just go as fast as possible and no matter what we say, lines won't actually deter them. The curbs barely affect the car now so there's no danger to go hard and maybe too wide. Even with smaller cars drivers haven't seen the lines under their tire since at least the mid 90's anyway.
Even with smaller cars drivers havenโt seen the lines under their tire since at least the mid 90โs anyway.
F1 drivers say in interviews that especially with the 2022 regulation cars (bigger wheels, that flap on top of them) the lines are hard to see. They can actually compare to 2021 cars.