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Originally Posted by J Jay
... TenTenths would really benefit from more up-to-date media integration.
As WyldStallion said, it's an accepted/welcomed (delete as appropriate) part of racing culture in America to have the field reset during caution periods. Cautions breed cautions is an oft-repeated maxim, but if it provides the entertainment that the audience are used to, it isn't going to go away any time soon. |
These topics really come to head in the extended endurance races. For the GT WC Sprint races or even the IMSA 2 hour 40 minute races its not so bothersome. It is for the 24 hour races where it really stinks. Thankfully at Spa we had some green flag periods for multiple hours which really helped spread the field out. At the end of the day you know that the #32 Audi and #51 Ferrari were the class of the field.
At the Daytona 24 you can have 8 hours of non stop green, but then get 4 safety car periods within an hour and a half. With their wave around rule a car that lost 4 laps in that 8 hour stretch is back on the lead lap. Rather cheaply.
Takes away a lot of the importance of those 8 hours now. Need to keep the "endurance" in endurance racing.