I've heard race drivers admit that most F1 laps are done
at 7/10ths to save tires etc.
Maybe if they didn't have to slow down to
3 mph in the pit lane, they could pit more often
and actually RACE again.
it doesn't matter how good a driver is if he can't
push the limits of the car because he needs to nurse
it around for 40 laps.
It doesn't matter if you are faster or not if you are afraid
to try to pass for fear of wearing out your tires.
Who wins the races and the championship?
The guy who's the best at managing the tires of course.
They even have to pace the cars in their 20 lap sprint races.
How messed up is that?
Make it easier and faster to pit and they'd do it once in a while.
Or they could just award trophies and points for qualifying and forget the racing.
They either need to get rid of the restrictions that cause the races to turn into parades,
or change the tires.
That could go one of two ways:
Make them last forever no matter how hard they push
so the drivers could race on them, or make them fall off
a cliff in performance after a certain number of laps.
I mean have them stay good until lap 15 and then lose
5 seconds a lap.
Heck, make them go flat after 20 laps for all I care,
at least it would make it interesting again.
And what's up with the stupid tire restrictions?
Having to run two different tire specs and only having a set number of
sets for a weekend, all from the same manufacturer.
It's F1 for pete's sake.
Tell them they have 5 or 6 options to pick from and can
run them any way they want,
and can use as many as they want.
That would help.
There was a time when F1 was considered sprint racing,
and endurance races like Le Mans was where they paced
the cars to save them and for reliability.
Welcome to bizarro world.
/rant