Much has been made of the plan to re-introduce (that's how it was done for decades) re-starts into Grand Prix racing. The announcement has incited enormous backlash that I believe is misplaced and overblown. And I think there is a serious possibility that this rule may make Charlie a bit more hesitant to release the Safety Car in some situations where it hasn't truly been necessary in the recent past.
Anyway, thanks to ZakspeedYakspeed 's Safety Car data I had a look at how many races would have featured Re-starts according to the proposed 2015 Regulations. In the first decade (94-03) of the SC, an average of 2 races a year would have been re-started. In the second decade (04-13) this number jumps to an average of 5.
1994 - 1
1995 - 1
1996 - 1
1997 - 1
1998 - 3
1999 - 4
2000 - 2
2001 - 3
2002 - 2
2003 - 3
2004 - 4
2005 - 4
2006 - 5
2007 - 3
2008 - 6
2009 - 4
2010 - 9
2011 - 6
2012 - 6
2013 - 5
Now obviously if we regularly had 9 races affected by SC/Restarts then that would become tedious, and would detract from the sport, but if you only had 4-5, I do not think that is an untenable situation and would actually be welcomed at the traditional SC tracks like Monaco and Singapore.
i can understand the drivers' reticence to get on board with this plan as it certainly makes their job harder, but I think everyone can agree they're adequately compensated to undertake this task.
Anyway, thanks to ZakspeedYakspeed 's Safety Car data I had a look at how many races would have featured Re-starts according to the proposed 2015 Regulations. In the first decade (94-03) of the SC, an average of 2 races a year would have been re-started. In the second decade (04-13) this number jumps to an average of 5.
1994 - 1
1995 - 1
1996 - 1
1997 - 1
1998 - 3
1999 - 4
2000 - 2
2001 - 3
2002 - 2
2003 - 3
2004 - 4
2005 - 4
2006 - 5
2007 - 3
2008 - 6
2009 - 4
2010 - 9
2011 - 6
2012 - 6
2013 - 5
Now obviously if we regularly had 9 races affected by SC/Restarts then that would become tedious, and would detract from the sport, but if you only had 4-5, I do not think that is an untenable situation and would actually be welcomed at the traditional SC tracks like Monaco and Singapore.
i can understand the drivers' reticence to get on board with this plan as it certainly makes their job harder, but I think everyone can agree they're adequately compensated to undertake this task.