this post was submitted on 07 Oct 2023
44 points (95.8% liked)

Formula 1

8990 readers
179 users here now

Welcome to Formula1 @ Lemmy.world Lemmy's largest community for Formula 1 and related racing series


Rules


  1. Be respectful to everyone; drivers, lemmings, redditors etc
  2. No gambling, crypto or NFTs
  3. Spoilers are allowed
  4. Non English articles should include a translation in the comments by deepl.com or similar
  5. Paywalled articles should include at least a brief summary in the comments, the wording of the article should not be altered
  6. Social media posts should be posted as screenshots with a link for those who want to view it
  7. Memes are allowed on Monday only as we all do like a laugh or 2, but donโ€™t want to become formuladank.

Up next


F1 Calendar

2024 Calendar

Location Date
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore 20-22 Sep
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 18-20 Oct
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Mexico 25-27 Oct
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Brazil 01-03 Nov
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 21-23 Nov
๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatar 29 Nov-01 Dec
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Abu Dhabi 06-08 Dec

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
 
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Am I right in thinking that modifying a circuit by moving the white line is unprecedented? In Indy 2005 they refused to make changes to the track (not that I can think of any that would have worked in that situation).

It seems like a safe solution to a situation that shouldnโ€™t have arisen, though.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

In Indy 2005 they refused to make changes to the track

That was because of the politics between Michelin and Bridgestone. All teams had to agree to track changes like that back then and the Bridgestone shod teams refused to allow the change