Ferrari appears on schedule to bring back its controversial 'traffic lights' pitstop system for the 2009 season. The Italian team abandoned the unique automated system late last season following several incidents, including at the Singapore Grand Prix where Felipe Massa dragged the fuel hose down the pitlane. Team Manager Luca Baldisserri, however, said recently that engineers have improved the system so that the car will be electronically prevented from driving away if the fuel hose is attached. It has now emerged that Ferrari trialled the revised system, which by the use of sensors, buttons and lights replaces the traditional 'lollipop' holder, at the recent Bahrain test. Source: GMM © CAPSIS International
That still doesn't address the green-oops-red issue. (Pit lane traffic.) Once the light goes green and the car moves, the driver can't see the lights anymore. With the lollipop, if you need to stop the car after lifting the 'pop, you just lower it, ... ... whacking the driver on the helmet.
Bring back the lolipop stick. Pretty sure their fancy lights cost Massa a WDC (yes yes I know it wasn't the only thing but it certainly didn't help).
