re: 2024 Formula 1 season Thread

KMag says F1 should learn from US style racing

FYI, Kevin's dad Jan Magnussen's career included 25 F1 races and 11 IndyCar races. Kevin was a young kid but he seemed to remember this time and has always been a fan of IndyCar. I have no doubt when his F1 career ends, he will seek a ride in IndyCar.

racer.com/2024/05/16/magnussen-urges-f1-to-learn-from-u-s-style-of-racing-and-racetracks/

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“The best thing would be for the FIA to tell us to give back positions, and then the consequence for not doing that being harsh — like really harsh, so you make sure that’s being done,” Magnussen said. “I think firstly it gets too complicated, and also too big a consequence. You have to be able to leave a bit of room to go over the limit and then come back from that, whereas now if they judge it to be an unfair advantage and it’s a drive-through penalty, I think that’s not good.

“I’ve raced in IndyCar, and I love the way they race over there — I feel the rules are very clear and very simple, and the racing is great.

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He's saying instead of escalating penalties from a small time penalty to a drive-through penalty, which he considers overly harsh, just instruct the driver to give back the position. I totally agree, it works fine for IndyCar and it avoids harsh penalties for hard-fought racing.

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“Tracks, that’s a big part too. I raced in IndyCar and also in sports cars in America and one thing that stood out was the tracks and how unbelievably different they are to F1 tracks. “The cars over there, they’re low as well — we bounce around in the sports cars over there. I feel that we’re very sensitive to track stuff in Formula 1.

“I like the rough tracks; I prefer those. But also to the racing issue, tracks that have grass or gravel on the outside, you put this natural limit in and that sorts itself out. I feel that’s also an issue in Formula 1, just the tracks in general.”

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Another good (and obvious) idea to enforce track limits. But he also bags on F1 for being too prissy about smooth track surfaces.