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I believe we would have lost at least one third of the grid by now if it weren't for the safety changes and improvements in medical care after an accident. Villenueve, Schumacher, Hakkinen, and a few others would be gone by now if it weren't for the safety improvements. I still think Senna would much have preferred to be alive.
The point is most likely how much to spend on track safety. I believe tracks could remain super-fast and be made safer but the amounts of money it would take to redo run-off areas, change barrier design and construction, etc, etc would be much more expensive than sticking a chicane here and a chicane there and ruining the show. There is also a premium for slowing cars bunched up in slow chicanes since it allows the logos and trach-side ads to remain in view while we endure the ruined Hockenheims, Monzas, etc, etc.
Cheers,
RT
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