madjak wrote:In most F1 races, there are marshals on the track recovering cars, or drivers exiting cars at least 3-4 times a race. The only races there aren't are where they have cranes everywhere. The drivers and the cars are good enough to be able to exist on track whilst recoveries take place, they just can't be on the limit in that section, or in an overtaking maneuver where there is chance of collision with other cars.
The last 20 years has seen a good safety track record, and I don't think things have to totally change, I just think the drivers need to use the flags as intended, rather than basically ignore them like they do now. A double waved yellow basically means extreme caution... depending on the situation, slow down so that you can drive by sight and and at a speed where you can stop if there is a requirement. You certainly shouldn't see cars going around a blind corner at 200kph+ in the wet past an active recovery where a car just recently aquaplaned off.
You can't expect professional racing drivers to slow down more than they need to and go beyond compliance when dealing with ambiguous rules when other drivers won't show the same courtesy.
