While Max Verstappen took an easy back-to-back victory at the Red Bull Racing, battling behind him was quite intense. Valtteri Bottas finished second as Lando Norris completed the podium after another strong drive for McLaren.
Turn 1 would be a bloodbath in reverse. There is about 2 metres of grass and then the armco. And a grandstand immediately behind the catch fencing. Turn 3 would be a walk in the park compared to that. At least there's a margin of tarmac before the barrier directly in front of an approaching car. Well, except for the exit where the barrier is only 2 metres away across some grass. And there's a marshal point right in the firing line, too. But other than that, a walk in the park.
Same reason why they don't turn the wings and diffuser backwards. Only designed to be work in one direction.
The tracks are normally designed to run in just the 1 direction, so things like barriers, run off areas, grid slots, starting lights, digital flag boards, access roads, pit lane lights, marshall posts (where the barrier opens with an overlap), etc. will all be facing the wrong way.
Grosjean last year comes to mind. If he had hit the safety car opening in reverse, it probably would have been an even worse accident.
Would have been a sensible decision because it would be a direct comparison at the same track.
That whole barrier angle and proximity to the track was a danger as it stands anyway. More or less impossible to change due to the ground level, road behind it. We have now “escaped” one drama there. But next race the same could happen. Just as Spa top of the hill where we have had the worst happen.
Yes all the entries for rescue vehicles are wrong around that track , and i thought after the 90's they use simulation to see what the changes of accidents are by simulating a car hitting the barrier at different angles but it seems they never did that at that track.Sieper wrote: ↑30 Jun 2021, 17:54That whole barrier angle and proximity to the track was a danger as it stands anyway. More or less impossible to change due to the ground level, road behind it. We have now “escaped” one drama there. But next race the same could happen. Just as Spa top of the hill where we have had the worst happen.
If someone is on a relatively new C5 and it starts to rain very lightly, then they'll be in a good place. Otherwise it's either go on to inters/wets or stay out on what you're on and hope the rain doesn't get heavy. I doubt anyone would come in a switch to C5 should it rain. Perhaps take the C5 if the dry line is in there and you need to change tyre with 5 laps to go. But otherwise it's not likely to be a race tyre at all.
