• thimantha@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    to disqualify 2 of the top cars just like this after the race kinda undoes the whole story of the race.

    They can’t check for plank wear before the race 😅

    Additionally, if 2 out of 4 cars fail the test, maybe it’s good to test all of them.

    It’s a random spot check. Not something that would be done to the entire grid. It’s literally practically impossible to check for every rule on every car after or during every race, which is why random spot checks exist.

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      1 year ago

      It is a random spot check but when you have a 50% failrate shouldn’t it be investigated further? Imagine going skydiving. There’s a parachute spot check that shows 50% of the parachutes don’t work and everyone else is given the green light. Would you jump? Somehow I doubt it. The plank check is a similar safety check, except it’s done after the race because you can’t beforehand verify if the car isn’t too low. It’s a dangerous sport and safety should be taken seriously.

      Also the current approach punishes the driver. It’s not the driver’s (at least I don’t think it is) responsibility to make sure their team gives them a regulation-compliant car. It’s the constructors responsibility and the punishment should focus on the constructor, which means at the very least both cars should be checked if one of them fails.