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Originally Posted by chillibowl
race fans should know that if teams dont bring the right equipment they dont race, period.
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Well, that is a bit of a sweeping statement.
In Nascar there have been many occasions where one tyre supplier has brought the wrong equipment, so their teams haev switched to a rival supplier in the interests of the sport.
In club racing, and indeed in the older days of F1, teams would often help each other out with parts if they had brought the wrong equipment.
And before you say that you are only referring to modern F1 racing....
Ferrari were allowed to race in Brazil in 2003 on a wet track, despite Bridgestone having failed to bring wet tyres. The grid was led around by a safety for a few laps prior to the race in order for the track to dry sufficiently for Ferrari to race with intermediates.
PS The pit lane idea is bloody ridiculous