mzso wrote: ↑22 Mar 2022, 18:25
Just_a_fan wrote: ↑22 Mar 2022, 15:43
Deployment is a tool in the skilled driver's tool box. I think people forget that all of these things are going on in a matter of seconds, with the driver subjected to vibration, noise, heat and g-loadings severe enough to require full athletic conditioning to withstand for a whole race. Driving these cars is not easy and doing so whilst dealing with things like strategic deployment, interacting with their engineer, etc., is what marks the better drivers out.
I think a driver should mainly distinguish itself by driving.
So you think "driving" is just turning the steering wheel and pushing the two pedals?
How about we get rid of the semi-auto gearboxes too and go back to having a clutch pedal and manual selector?
Making use of every tool available to them is driver's job. Managing deployment is no different to managing brake balance - that's something that has been done for many, many years. Or should brake balance adjustments also be banned?
Just_a_fan wrote: ↑22 Mar 2022, 15:43
It's also worth remembering that F1 is a team sport - the driver is a single cog in an otherwise complex machinery of people and tools both trackside and in the factory. The driver is singled out, yes, because they're the "glory face" of the team, but no driver in history has succeeded without a decent team around him.
I don't agree. It's more like the propaganda that that they're feeding us, so teams could enhance their own light. There's only one person sitting in the car.
Propaganda? Right.
I think should be codified in the rules actually. With the FIA not recognizing or allowing teams on track. To team orders or any crosstalk. Each driver races to achieve the best position. The team just develops the car and submits two independent competitors. They should even examine and sign racing contracts before allowing a driver to race to avoid breaking the rules and dedicated second drivers.
The driver is an employee of the team and as such is subjected to the team's requirements just as any other employer.
Your approach is just saying to all of the people that actually design, build and run the car "you don't matter". Are you actually Jeff Bezos in disguise?
If you are more fortunate than others, build a larger table not a taller fence.