Melbourne's final corner run-off tweaked

[sonic_roadhog]

It used to be the case that F1 driver had to stay within the confines of the track as marked out by straw, pavements or at the really state of the art facilities white lines. Over the years drivers have been given more and more room; kerbs, grasscreate, and now tarmac run off areas! Think of the new facilities like Turkey and those awesome tripple sweeps before the back straights. If a driver runs wide there they have about the width of three race tracks to get back of circuit - some even manage to avoid loosing a place! If a driver makes a mistake and leaves the confines of the circuit they should be punished.

RJL25 has it right, Eau Rouge - Drivers love it. Or used to. The barriers are further back giving a clearer view, the run off is tarmac and the corner is now easy flat - lap in lap out. Corners like that used to be a challenge which is why the drivers like them - just like Adelaide.

I don't want to see anyone get hurt but remove all ellements of risk and they are nothing more that very fast drivers not the super human beings that they used to be.

Sonic

[SGWilko]

It used to be the case that F1 driver had to stay within the confines of the track as marked out by straw, pavements or at the really state of the art facilities white lines. Over the years drivers have been given more and more room; kerbs, grasscreate, and now tarmac run off areas! Think of the new facilities like Turkey and those awesome tripple sweeps before the back straights. If a driver runs wide there they have about the width of three race tracks to get back of circuit - some even manage to avoid loosing a place! If a driver makes a mistake and leaves the confines of the circuit they should be punished.

In all honesty, given how sensitive tyres are to marbles and dirt off the racing line, the Turkey example would mean a laps worth of getting your tyres back up to speed if you go off on the tarmac run off.

[racer69]

And that's exactly where they should be holding the F1 race, not Albert Park.

If they held the AGP there again the 'legendary' Turn 8 would not be a part of the track. The V8s use a shortened version, not the full GP circuit that was last used for the ALMS race in 2000.

[Shifter]

i can see the track of the future, it will be a huge parking space and the track will be painted on the surface.

Have you seen the revamped Fuji Speedway?

[call_me_andrew]

When you lose sight of safety it's always a bad thing.

Based on the opinions above, it would be acceptable to have a cliff on the edge of the track. After all, they are supposed to stay on the track.

I believe that's called the WRC philosophy.

[davidalbert]

You can't blame the grass, as all through the races car after car sticks a wheel over the kerb and eventually you will end up with a wheel rut or "bumpy grass". All that will happen with synthetic grass is that it will be glued to a concrete surface. The cars will still put a wheel over the kerb but it will or should not creat a wheel rut.

By the way has anyone noticed how slippery synthetic grass is, should make for good viewing.

[cosmicpanda]

I believe that's called the WRC philosophy.

WRC cars don't go 300 km/h.

[VresiBerba]

If drivers can't keep the cars on the road, then they pay the price for it, end of story!

That would actually suggest that you'd support the idea that more race-ending car-bashing obstacles should be built, as long as they are slightly outside the track. Have I understood you correctly?

If not, what's wrong with evening the surface somewhat so that IF a driver makes a slight mistake into that corner that driver could still continue, provided of course that the mistake is not greater than promptly putting the car into the wall?