bwoah@lemmy.worldM to Formula 1@lemmy.world · 2 years ago[@tgruener] Aston Martin made sure their drivers wouldn't get any penalties before protesting. Also confirmation gravel traps will be fitted outside T9 and T10 at Red Bull Ring with avail from MotoGP.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square4linkfedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down10
arrow-up19arrow-down1image[@tgruener] Aston Martin made sure their drivers wouldn't get any penalties before protesting. Also confirmation gravel traps will be fitted outside T9 and T10 at Red Bull Ring with avail from MotoGP.lemmy.worldbwoah@lemmy.worldM to Formula 1@lemmy.world · 2 years agomessage-square4linkfedilink
minus-squareEyesEyesBaby@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 years agoSo there was no problem with gravel traps in the beginning? Then why’d they got removed in the first place?
minus-squareimbrucy@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoMotoGP prefers tarmac runoff to gravel traps and so the RBR added runoff on those corners. Hopefully we can undo that and go back to the gravel runoffs or even just a strip of grass to make track limits a bit more sane.
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So there was no problem with gravel traps in the beginning? Then why’d they got removed in the first place?
MotoGP prefers tarmac runoff to gravel traps and so the RBR added runoff on those corners. Hopefully we can undo that and go back to the gravel runoffs or even just a strip of grass to make track limits a bit more sane.