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Originally Posted by steve_r
They are quite capable of keeping cars on tracks other than at certain specific tracks which clearly need a different solution. Handing out 1200 penalties over a weekend would be ridiculous.
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I'm sorry to drag this out, however it's not the fault or design of the tracks. It's simply that the drivers are not driving within the boundaries; they are taking advantage of parts of the construction of the circuit that are supposed to be out of bounds. They should, therefore, adapt their driving to suit what are considered to be the track limits. If that means they may have to enter or exit bends and corners a fraction slower.
And with reference to the 1200 figure, that was not the number of penalties; that was the number of time that drivers exceeded track limits.
Furthermore, in that same article that you gave a link, it also said that both Alonso and Russell "
escaped without at least one incident of a track limits violation". Now if those two can do it, why can't the rest?
Drivers have to drive according to the, let's call it, the circumstances; just as road users should alter their driving to suit conditions such as heavy rain, or ice and snow. It's really easy to do, and it shouldn't be hard for drivers who are supposedly the cream of the crop.