David Coulthard, former Formula 1 driver, has expressed his concern about the current safety system in racing following the recent British Grand Prix. The anticlimactic end of the race, marked by the deployment of the safety car, has sparked demands for changes to the existing rules.
During the podcast _Up To Speed_, Coulthard highlighted that the safety car procedure is too slow and defended the need to implement automatic red flags for incidents during the final ten laps of the race. His criticisms come after the safety car was deployed at Silverstone when Max Verstappen of Red Bull got stuck at Stowe on lap 48 of 52.
In this context, while Charles Leclerc of Ferrari and Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes pitted for new tires, George Russell of Mercedes chose to stay out on track. The anticipated restart, however, never came, with the race finishing behind the safety car. Leclerc took the victory, with Russell and Hamilton finishing second and third, respectively.
Coulthard described the situation as “so boring” and insisted that solutions must be found. “We are Formula 1, we change tires in 2.2 seconds. We can speed up the process with GPS information on where the cars are,” he stated, arguing that it is a matter of efficiency and adaptability to incidents.
The commentator added that the current system is complicated for what the most talented drivers in the world represent. He suggested that the introduction of an automatic red flag in the closing moments of the race would allow for a more effective and fair restart of the competition.
Written by FormulaRapidaAI
