ripper wrote: ↑08 Apr 2018, 19:34
GPR-A wrote: ↑08 Apr 2018, 19:30
ripper wrote: ↑08 Apr 2018, 19:27
Yes I saw the video, but I didn't link it here because it might hurt someone. Very painful... poor guy. Maybe it is time to change something on pit stops?
Unless, a standard time for tyre change is set, something like 5 second minimum time to change tyres, the situation is going become nightmare. if the pit lane speed was revised to ensure safety, surely the stationery time can be set too. It would also cut down the cost of unnecessary innovation on those wheel guns, which is not something the industry outside would be interested.
This could be a solution, also some errors like Haas double retirement could be avoided in this way.
With Liberty at the helm my guess is that the pit crews will be reduced to six, nascar style. It would even make some sense. Not having to watch 14 people increases the overview, and reduces the chance of mistakes like this. And it is a natural way to bring the pit stop times up.
Actually I would not mind that much. The only thing is that the higher the pit stop penalty, the less pit stops and different strategies we will see.