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Originally Posted by Greem
The simple solution to "not working on the car" is to stop the teams self-policing their penalties, and bring back the stop/go box that's used in club racing. Simple, uncomplicated, nobody near the car except the person doing the timing. It could even be automated - red light, car stops, timer starts, timer expires, green light.
So simple that it obviously has no place in F1.
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(Some of this is mentioned above)
The solution they have is to try and equalize the effect of five seconds in the race and five seconds applied after. Ideally it is in the race for the ascetics of finishing in the right place. Whatever the impact is 5 seconds both ways. (Ignoring track position).
They’ve moved away from drive throughs and stop gos (without normal stop) due to the variation by circuit. It’s practically nothing at Silverstone. A lot more at Monza.
If it is stop, start, then the impact is different to 5s and might vary (a little) by positioning of the box. I think that is quite neat to do it as they do.
Another advantage is that it helps to be at your own box if the car stalls.