I agree Knocky, the actual need is very minimal. They do allow weather status, times, etc that are beneficial to the drivers as well as the team, but really other than take away some of the guesswork the only thing they add is more team involvement.

But there is one valid point nobody else has touched on. When the team issues orders, how else to we get to hear all the great snippets of drivers whining like children? Most pit boards won't hold that much info!