Formula1
08-10-03, 02:18 PM
Oh no! Not at Mid-Ohio! My pet peeve against CART!
Am I the only one to think that there are too many full course cautions in CART? The reason is to clear the cars for safety reasons - but I think it is dangerous to bunch the field up for another re-start - as what happened between Servia and Junqueiro. It looked to me that Moreno's car was not in a dangerous postion and should have been abandoned there. Bruno and Oriol were past the gravel trap and should have been abandoned there and a local yellow shown. The car that slowed and stopped on course should create a penalty situation for the next race for the driver not trying to put the car out of the way - such as way off course. He stopped there on purpose to get a tow to the pits! Jim Vasser's car should have been abandoned right where it sat - the escape hole through the fence was right behind him - local yellow as long as the driver says he is ok.
The new practice of picking up cars out of traps with the drivers still inside and moving them in a position to jump start them is a crazy idea! When the car is off and stopped - that should be it. If CART feels that they need to keep the car count up during the race - then put starters and a reverse gear in the cars.
Am I the only one to think that there are too many full course cautions in CART? The reason is to clear the cars for safety reasons - but I think it is dangerous to bunch the field up for another re-start - as what happened between Servia and Junqueiro. It looked to me that Moreno's car was not in a dangerous postion and should have been abandoned there. Bruno and Oriol were past the gravel trap and should have been abandoned there and a local yellow shown. The car that slowed and stopped on course should create a penalty situation for the next race for the driver not trying to put the car out of the way - such as way off course. He stopped there on purpose to get a tow to the pits! Jim Vasser's car should have been abandoned right where it sat - the escape hole through the fence was right behind him - local yellow as long as the driver says he is ok.
The new practice of picking up cars out of traps with the drivers still inside and moving them in a position to jump start them is a crazy idea! When the car is off and stopped - that should be it. If CART feels that they need to keep the car count up during the race - then put starters and a reverse gear in the cars.