Originally Posted by
Bagwan
You're right that Lewis speaking up is a great thing , and I hope he uses his top driver status to push this issue some more .
It deserves to be fixed , for everyone's safety .
I'm not sold on using another vehicle for protection , if that's what you're saying , but a smaller , protected unit , purpose designed for tight spaces might be easily doable because , as you say , these cars are pretty light .
Certainly , at least some standardization of recovery equipment at all the tracks couldn't hurt .
About the SC thing , one other bit really bugs me , and has done since they started doing it , is letting the lapped drivers go out of position to the back of the line .
In a scenario where the SC has been chosen , it is a given that there is some kind of issue that has occurred to warrant the slow-down and control , yet , they release some to speed to the rear during this period , uncontrolled .
Quite apart from the , to me , obvious safety issue this causes , it also just doesn't seem fair to negate the traffic factor when passing at all can be such a rare thing in itself . Coming upon a back marker can be your best chance to make your move .