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Originally Posted by Scott Douglas
I'm perplexed, help me out here.
It's raining, OK, I get that.
Why are they running under the yellow?
If conditions are so bad, why don't the driver's just slow down on their own to what the cars can handle for the given conditions?
So you can't run full out without spinning. Slow down.
Don't they have enough self-discipline to do that?
I don't recall them ever running so many laps under yellow for rain.
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because racers race and cannot be trusted to reduce speeds to the point where risk is removed.
They will push the limit because that's who and what they are, even if it means crashing from the unexpected standing water.
Back in the olden days, that was fine because the winner would be whoever was left running and if drivers got hurt, oh well. Racing was dangerous.
But nowadays racing can't be dangerous, it isn't allowed.
Daredevils are bubble-wrapped, kids can't play outside, and people claim that vaccinations are dangerous.
If they really wanted to make rain tires for those cars that could handle the standing water without hydroplaning, they could. but they'd be slow and we can't have that.
BTW Alonso dominated in all conditions. he's good.