Safety car - detracts or improves the race?
Discussion
During the borefest that was Sunday's GP, they brought out the safety car whilst the front runners were over a lap ahead. One of the commentators (I forget who) complained that allowing lapped cars to pass the front runners and safety car made for a worse race.
I beg to differ. I watch F1 because I want to see close racing, not Hamilton get ahead and then just stay there with no change in the front runners' running order. The interesting racing this year is usually between 6th and 14th places.
When the safety car bunches up the pack, it effectively ups the excitement factor once the sc goes back in. It adds factors such as the cars at the front having colder tyres than the cars further back at restart. It staves off the blue flags and the submission that comes with them.
Does anyone agree, or care to counter my view?
I beg to differ. I watch F1 because I want to see close racing, not Hamilton get ahead and then just stay there with no change in the front runners' running order. The interesting racing this year is usually between 6th and 14th places.
When the safety car bunches up the pack, it effectively ups the excitement factor once the sc goes back in. It adds factors such as the cars at the front having colder tyres than the cars further back at restart. It staves off the blue flags and the submission that comes with them.
Does anyone agree, or care to counter my view?
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