2023-10-21 20:08:31
One more week, and more than the drivers would like, the track limits are once once more the protagonists. They were yesterday, when Verstappen stopped the clock with the best time and ended up relegated to sixth position for breaking the track limits. In the Sprint Shootout, Max was once more the fastest, but he might have gone over the limits once more.
The Dutchman, who starts with great speed at the exit of turn 11, seems to overcome the tracks limits in that area. It is just the point at which the pilots open the DRS to finish the second sector. If the return has been cancelled, The three-time world champion should have started 10th, since all the drivers made a solitary attempt.
Max Verstappen, at the exit of turn 11 of the Circuit of Las Américas.
We remember that the pilots have had a meeting with race management. After said meeting between drivers, teams and FIA, The white line on the outside has been widened in turns 9, 12 and 19. The one following the image of Verstappen.
The lines of turns 9, 12 and 19 have been widened.
Anyway, F1 continues to have a problem every weekend with track limits. The current system, in which commissioners must review images one following another, seems somewhat rudimentary for a competition in which technology is one of its basic pillars. Austria, Qatar, Austin… Too many routes in a short time.
I know some want to improve their tracks, but, truth be told, if they don’t, there will be no race.
Ben Sulayem, president of the FIA
At the moment, the president of the FIA has not found a solution, beyond developments on the circuits: “The solution is to improve the track itself. I know some people resist it, but to tell the truth, if they don’t do it, there will be no race. It’s as simple as that. We can’t afford it.” The fact is that to apply that solution, more than 2/3 of the calendar would have to be changed.
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