Eddie_Temple wrote: ↑06 Dec 2016, 04:54
I'm the last one to want more yellow flags and more dangerous incidents.
Just from a bias perspective they seem the fairest at dealing with run off. As MOOSE pointed out - this means that in instances of dueling cars, the outside guy can be penalized.
Realistically, we need to take track rules into the 21st century. We have millimeter accurate sensors. Cars are becoming more and more electric, there has to be more than a few ways to derate a car through its electric system in a SAFE and FAIR way for all drivers on the track. This power loss would be proportionate to the violation and dispensed as soon as possible in a safe way. Perhaps on the next straight, acceleration would be derated for instance.
If we cannot come up with a system like that why even pretend this is the sport of the future?
I am starting to lean to the argument that these huge runoff areas are too much of a defensive advantage. It is too easy to muscle your opponent outside the track and claim unfair advantage. This system would not take away that advantage, it rather enforces that behavior. Because you know that anyone would choose an engine derate over damage you just run them wide.
If you know that the other has a good chance of wrecking his car by going outside the track you know that he is not going to jump the curb, so you give him space.
I am not a big fan of sausage curbs, flying cars and back injuries is indeed not what we want. But those little poles they used in bahrain pose no risk for the driver. But they will damage your front wing, plus they look solid enough not to want to mess with then. I think that might do the trick.
The only thing you have to avoid is that the pole needs to be reerected after every contact. But I guess that can be overcome with a suitable flexible base.
