Should f1 run coupes?

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Originally Posted by Daniel

I understand the motorsport is dangerous, but to me I don't feel that covering the cockpit would spoil the racing :)

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It wouldn't, but it would be too fundamental a change to the character of the sport. The distinction between open-wheel forms of racing and such as touring cars, sportscars etc is an essential element of there being different forms of motorsport.

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Originally Posted by wedge

Ban spectators?

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Now that IS frightening. How such a thing can happen is beyond me — and it's another indictment of deteriorating driving standards percolating down from certain well-known championships into club racing.

I hate to say it, though, but while both that footage and the Allan McNish shunt at Le Mans are incredibly scary in terms of the potential for spectator injury, it is also inevitable that spectators will continue to run that risk as long as they are allowed in to motor sport events, again owing to freak occurrences.

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Originally Posted by BDunnell

And we would also be able to merge F1 and sportscar racing.

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Just because the cars would be similar doesn't mean they're the same thing.

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Originally Posted by BDunnell

Now that IS frightening. How such a thing can happen is beyond me — and it's another indictment of deteriorating driving standards percolating down from certain well-known championships into club racing.

I hate to say it, though, but while both that footage and the Allan McNish shunt at Le Mans are incredibly scary in terms of the potential for spectator injury, it is also inevitable that spectators will continue to run that risk as long as they are allowed in to motor sport events, again owing to freak occurrences.

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Well the only people really in danger there were photographers and marshals.

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Originally Posted by Daniel

Well the only people really in danger there were photographers and marshals.

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But the potential for incidents involving spectators still exists.

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Originally Posted by BDunnell

But the potential for incidents involving spectators still exists.

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Of course, but you have to say that almost all reasonable steps have been taken that can be taken without completely spoiling the spectacle

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Originally Posted by Daniel

Of course, but you have to say that almost all reasonable steps have been taken that can be taken without completely spoiling the spectacle

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I would suggest that's the same as regards the drivers, too, on the grounds that the sort of accidents that have of late caused serious harm have generally been freak occurrences.

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Originally Posted by BDunnell

I would suggest that's the same as regards the drivers, too, on the grounds that the sort of accidents that have of late caused serious harm have generally been freak occurrences.

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Feak occurences or not, if it's possible to take measures to stop these incidents hurting people and it doesn't spoil the sport then what's the deal?

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Originally Posted by henners88

Hahahahaha :laugh:

Says the man who twisted my post (in this very thread) to suggest I had no regard for drivers lives!!!! :eek:

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Which was, as I intimated earlier, highly predictable.

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Originally Posted by henners88

Hahahahaha :laugh:

Says the man who twisted my post (in this very thread) to suggest I had no regard for drivers lives!!!! :eek:

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Which was, as I intimated earlier, highly predictable.