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mmccarthy
Like many, had given up on F1 a long time ago but found myself gripped over the last few races (actually since watching that race when Norris got stuck on the wrong tyres in the rain and the drama of hoping he'd bring it home) - genuine question, is there a reason they can't release cars from the safety car as close as possible to the gaps they had before the introduction of the safety car? I appreciate it would be tricky, but stick some lights on the back and basically make it a rolling staggered re-start? It just seems insane that for an event the sole aim of which is building gaps on the road to win/place in a race, when a safety car is required all those hard-won advantages are just lost and everyone comes back together. I appreciate its the same rules for everyone and should even out over a season blah blah, but feels rather suboptimal for a sport that is SO high-tec that they can't effect a solution that to a greater extent preserves the spirit of the event...