The sprinklers would be timed to come on for a period of 20 minutes during dry races. The time that they are switched on would be random and hidden from everyone. Nobody would know when the 20 minute watering will happen. Teams will all have to be ready to respond.
Malaysian Grand Prix 2010, Sepang - Race 3/19
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The sprinklers would be timed to come on for a period of 20 minutes during dry races. The time that they are switched on would be random and hidden from everyone. Nobody would know when the 20 minute watering will happen. Teams will all have to be ready to respond.
That'd be crap though, that wouldn't be exciting that'd just be; have some wets ready, oh there go the sprinklers, *every car pits*, 23 laps time when the track dries everyone comes back in for slicks.
Rain introduces excitement because you have one team who reckon the rain will come back and so keep their cars out on the wet tyres whilst another team reckon its about to stop and so take the bold move of putting inters on and so on. Most importantly though, it's based on data and is a prediction. Some teams will see rainfall but keep cars out on slicks because they reckon its a 2 minute shower and they'd lose more time doing 2 pitstops than lapping 5s slower for 3 laps and stuff like that.
A fixed 20 minute sprinkle would recreate none of that and neither would having random length/strength sprinkles either as then it'd all be total guesswork and you'd get drivers suffering just because they happened to guess wrong, it'd be little more than straight 50/50 gambling.
Rain introduces excitement because you have one team who reckon the rain will come back and so keep their cars out on the wet tyres whilst another team reckon its about to stop and so take the bold move of putting inters on and so on. Most importantly though, it's based on data and is a prediction. Some teams will see rainfall but keep cars out on slicks because they reckon its a 2 minute shower and they'd lose more time doing 2 pitstops than lapping 5s slower for 3 laps and stuff like that.
A fixed 20 minute sprinkle would recreate none of that and neither would having random length/strength sprinkles either as then it'd all be total guesswork and you'd get drivers suffering just because they happened to guess wrong, it'd be little more than straight 50/50 gambling.
Have you been on the mushrooms today?
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Missed it this morning - had no electricity when I woke up! Vettel got what he deserved, finally! Apart from the out of position cars, not much happening.
- Ferrari seem to have temperature issues with their engines though.
- If Red Bull can work through their issues, Vettel is the one to beat.
- Ferrari seem to have temperature issues with their engines though.
- If Red Bull can work through their issues, Vettel is the one to beat.
they could call it "bernies banger"
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Seems to be one of the many options on the table. Also seems to be a waste of time if all the cars can use it equally.
Sprinklers.Why not fit guns to the cars as well?
\o/ Awesome if that happened...see a lot of drivers taking each other out a la Death race the Jason Statham movie from a few yrs back
.But sprinklers around the track??...thats just too funny to contemplate really.
You are actually mental.