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Originally Posted by Mike E
Also, if it is for the show, do they really want a new audience, drawn in by the New Golden Age, to have to endure the misery of a half hour long, IMSA-like SC procedure?
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When the end goal is as close to a green-white-chequered as possible, the long waits under safety car procedures are not as important. Viewership always ticks up towards the end of most sporting events. Those who have only tuned in for the start/finish can catch up on the "middle" later if they want to. Anyone patiently watching most of the race are dedicated enough that they are highly unlikely to turn off because of this.
The entertainment reasoning contains the assumption that most fans are unable to hold attention for even a couple of hours, but unfortunately that's been borne out by recent successes in the wider motorsport context.