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Race Winner
Once the race did actually get sarted, and I mean really started and not dominated by bernd maylander it was spectacular and full of action, not to mention those two stunning last lap overtakes by Button on Vettel and particularly Massa on Kobayashi over the line with under a second of the race left.
But do you think safety cars are used to freely in the wet now?
In the past wet races actually were races in the wet and not crusing around behind a safety car. I mean some had safety cars in them but not untill the tracks had dry racing lines, only for the worst parts. And these races for me were thrilling.
Races like Fuji 2007, Silverstone 2008, spa 2008, monza 2008 etc.
But these days the safety car seems to run untill the conditions require intermediate tyres, leading me to ask is there any point in full wet tyres?
Any track conditions that require full wet tyres seem to be held under the safety car. Yesterday they literally ran the car untill the drivers requred intermediate tyres and as soon as the green flags were shown they flooded into the pitlane.
Surely that is a little OTT?
The same was true for Korea, don't get me wrong I know they couldn't race with a river flooding over the track but as soon as there is some rain now they bring the safety car out - so frustrating.
They bring it out when there hasn't even been any incidents and people are still on inters.
When was the last time an F1 driver died from a crash in a grand prix? And how many crashes have there been since? Too many to mention.
I just think they are taking it a bit too far now, what are your opinions on this?
But do you think safety cars are used to freely in the wet now?
In the past wet races actually were races in the wet and not crusing around behind a safety car. I mean some had safety cars in them but not untill the tracks had dry racing lines, only for the worst parts. And these races for me were thrilling.
Races like Fuji 2007, Silverstone 2008, spa 2008, monza 2008 etc.
But these days the safety car seems to run untill the conditions require intermediate tyres, leading me to ask is there any point in full wet tyres?
Any track conditions that require full wet tyres seem to be held under the safety car. Yesterday they literally ran the car untill the drivers requred intermediate tyres and as soon as the green flags were shown they flooded into the pitlane.
Surely that is a little OTT?
The same was true for Korea, don't get me wrong I know they couldn't race with a river flooding over the track but as soon as there is some rain now they bring the safety car out - so frustrating.
They bring it out when there hasn't even been any incidents and people are still on inters.
When was the last time an F1 driver died from a crash in a grand prix? And how many crashes have there been since? Too many to mention.
I just think they are taking it a bit too far now, what are your opinions on this?