carpark runoff area's

Bas · Aug 28, 2010

Some people (most?) on here are for them, I've been against them for a long time now. IMO a mistake isn't really penalized, and in some cases a driver can actually can actually gain an advantage during the race by skipping across, whether by accident or intentional, it happens.

Seems that Hamilton, Alonso, Martin Brundle and Anthony Davidson all agree on this, Hamilton brought it up yesterday in the drivers briefing saying he wanted to get rid of them...Alonso agreed.

Remy Zero · Aug 28, 2010

IMO, they should have just maintain the gravel traps. It's more challenging. Once your out, your out. No runoff area for a second chance.

Anthony_Ferrari · Sep 1, 2010

I can see that they are safer as the car is more likely to lose speed on tarmac than skipping across gravel, but I'd prefer it if a mistake was more costly. I think they should replace them with pools of tar so the car is slowed, but you cannot then carry on!

subirg · Sep 1, 2010

For sure they are safer. That is a good thing. Agree that they are too easy to run through and offer not enough of a penalty though... More grasscrete?

patricko · Sep 1, 2010

Bas Jaski said: ↑

Some people (most?) on here are for them, I've been against them for a long time now. IMO a mistake isn't really penalized, and in some cases a driver can actually can actually gain an advantage during the race by skipping across, whether by accident or intentional, it happens.

Seems that Hamilton, Alonso, Martin Brundle and Anthony Davidson all agree on this, Hamilton brought it up yesterday in the drivers briefing saying he wanted to get rid of them...Alonso agreed.
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Last year a lot of people here (all?) seemed to think Kimi running wide a La Source and passing a load of cars while off track was fine. Nigel told the drivers before the race that if they did that they would be penalized.

Drivers warned about using turn one run-off
Sunday 29th August 2010, 09:39 *

The FIA has issued a warning to all drivers that using the run-off area at the first corner, La Source, could result in a penalty.
At previous events it has often been used to gain an advantage, whereby the driver can simply drive around the outside of the pack before flooring it and joining just before Eau Rouge - often jumping several cars in the process.
Race director Charlie Whiting and ex-driver steward, Nigel Mansell, made it clear to the drivers at a meeting that such a move won't be tolerated, although leniency will be given if a driver is forced wide.
This, Michael Schumacher believes, will mean drivers will purposefully place their cars in a position which forces them to run wide.
"I think we will probably have some discussion about this, because whether you anticipate being pushed out or whether you have to wait to be pushed out is important.
"If you look at Kimi, he would not have been able to do this line [in 2009] keeping his speed on. He should have had to brake. He was anticipating having to make this move to avoid maybe to slow down. Is this right? Is this wrong? We will find out," Autosport quote the German as saying.
Schumacher though, is confident Nigel Mansell's experience will help him to advise on this grey area.
"Luckily we have a driver colleague that helps the stewards to find the right decision so Nigel, having his experience, I hope he will judge it well and make the right decision."
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Bas Four Time F1 World Champ

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