The Pitstop Thread
Discussion
So far, in 7 days of track action we've had 5 incidents where cars have left or attempted to leave the pits before a pit stop has completed. So far, injuries have been limited to a broken leg. If we keep up the current pattern, we could end up with a wheel bouncing into the grandstands.
So, how do we fix it for this season and what rule changes do we put in for next year?
For me, I'd put a rule in for this year saying that the signal for a driver to leave the pit box has to be given manually, rather than automatically.
From next year, we could make pit stops a little more fun. Have the crew standing behind the line dividing the pit lane and the garage, apart from the signaller/lollipop man. They are only allowed to come over that line, with the equipment, once the car has come to a stop. When they finish, they have to all go back into the garage before the signaller releases the car.
So, how do we fix it for this season and what rule changes do we put in for next year?
For me, I'd put a rule in for this year saying that the signal for a driver to leave the pit box has to be given manually, rather than automatically.
From next year, we could make pit stops a little more fun. Have the crew standing behind the line dividing the pit lane and the garage, apart from the signaller/lollipop man. They are only allowed to come over that line, with the equipment, once the car has come to a stop. When they finish, they have to all go back into the garage before the signaller releases the car.
The whole light system is automated.
I think a manual press of a button by each corner to confirm they have completed their tasks before the lights go green.
At the moment the way they put their hands up only if there's an issue just seems completely the opposite of what should be done.
I think a manual press of a button by each corner to confirm they have completed their tasks before the lights go green.
At the moment the way they put their hands up only if there's an issue just seems completely the opposite of what should be done.
Some of us think the sport would be greatly improved if we didn't have them at all except in the case of force majeure like rain or punctures. They disrupt the flow of a race , prevent proper overtaking and add nothing to the spectacle except if some poor sod is run over or set on fire (in refuelling era) . They are the consequence of the idiots who run F1 thinking it's good for the sport's image that tyres last 20 or 30 minutes a set, and that somebody , somewhere thinks overcuts or undercuts more interesting than ..err..overtaking .
IIIRestorerIII said:
The whole light system is automated.
I think a manual press of a button by each corner to confirm they have completed their tasks before the lights go green.
At the moment the way they put their hands up only if there's an issue just seems completely the opposite of what should be done.
I'm sure there is a logic but switching it around so that the lollipop man can only given the release when he sees 4 hands up would be slower, but logical?I think a manual press of a button by each corner to confirm they have completed their tasks before the lights go green.
At the moment the way they put their hands up only if there's an issue just seems completely the opposite of what should be done.
coppice said:
Some of us think the sport would be greatly improved if we didn't have them at all except in the case of force majeure like rain or punctures. They disrupt the flow of a race , prevent proper overtaking and add nothing to the spectacle except if some poor sod is run over or set on fire (in refuelling era) . They are the consequence of the idiots who run F1 thinking it's good for the sport's image that tyres last 20 or 30 minutes a set, and that somebody , somewhere thinks overcuts or undercuts more interesting than ..err..overtaking .
And no matter what action is happening on track, the TV director will always cut to a car trundling down the pitlane at 50mph in preference to following the real racing, such as it is.coppice said:
Some of us think the sport would be greatly improved if we didn't have them at all except in the case of force majeure like rain or punctures. They disrupt the flow of a race , prevent proper overtaking and add nothing to the spectacle except if some poor sod is run over or set on fire (in refuelling era) . They are the consequence of the idiots who run F1 thinking it's good for the sport's image that tyres last 20 or 30 minutes a set, and that somebody , somewhere thinks overcuts or undercuts more interesting than ..err..overtaking .
Go back to the early 00’s when they tried having no pit stops. The races were utter garbage I can go back much a little further than that and believe that motor racing is essentially about , y'know, the guy behind getting past the one in front . On track- and not because Team A's algorithms were smarter than Team B's . Will anybody not suffering from OCD be talking about Mercedes or Red Bull's pit stop strategy in a GP ten years later? And if they are....would you like to be trapped in a lift with them ?
DanielSan said:
Go back to the early 00’s when they tried having no pit stops. The races were utter garbage
It was 2005 when they banned tyre changes (still had fuel stops) and my memory disagrees with yours. The race in Suzuka was one of the best ever. There was high drama on the final lap of the European race at Nurburgring. There was the Schumacher Alonso battle at Imola. I think there was even overtaking at Monaco.Gassing Station | Formula 1 | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff