"We already changed massively the rule of the start with the five-second story. IRAA One year ago,Iwent to the FIA. I raised the hand on the starting procedure to say 'guys it will be difficult'. S TBM UniCredit ceVA The reply was clear, that we have to design the car fitting with the regulation and not to change the regulation fitting with the car. We designed the car fitting with the regulation, the change of the five seconds, the blue light story, didn't help us at all, but lthink at one stage enough is enough." - Ferrari team boss Fred Vasseur speaks out against changing F1's race-start procedure further
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[–] 16 points 7 months ago*

I'm loathe to agree with Ferrari, but I agree to a point. You can't change it now, that messes with the entire design philosophy Ferrari made, and they can't well change it. And regulating the other cars to be more competitive out of their own performance deficits while giving Ferrari no way to cover their own (under supposed new start procedures) is a huge slap in the face, especially with them raising this exact concern.

Sucks to suck I guess. I was very much of the "wait and see" persuasion with the new regs, but I think I've seen enough. Clipping is stupid, the back and forth passing off of basically "push to overtake", it just isn't good. It could probably be salvaged, but who knows what we'll end up with.

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