I think it will take too long to orchestrate, back markers unlapping themselves, the safety car in lap, then a parade lap, stop to allow the cars to line up etc........ It's crazy!
Unless its deemed unsafe to have a restart, in which case rolling start as normal, or if within 2 laps of the start or 5 laps of the end, or, or, or ,or.........
Utter waste of time, and also has the possibility to just cause further safety car periods when cars get in to each other on the restart.
The problem with Monza is that it is in the middle of an historical Park and would imagine they are limited on whist they can and can't do. Pretty sure they are limited by the Monza council on noise and usage which makes them commercially less visible than other circuits. Circuits like these have Soul and history which is irreplaceable!
Jenson didn't sound too upbeat about Ron and McLaren this morning on the radio, almost as if he knows his fate or has made his decision.
I would rather have this than, back markers who finish 3 Laps off the lead. @AttoeColin: Bernie Ecclestone Wants Teams to Run 3 Cars (via http://t.co/SpkpzmkHBY) http://t.co/NfFjJHvWiG I would suggest that the 3rd driver would have to be a development driver though and only 2 nominated cars would qualify for WCC points. Thoughts?
Whilst I like it in principle, I can foresee two problems. Firstly if the choice of development driver is limited to a young age, there's a risk of kids getting promoted too quickly, creating a safety risk. Having them not count towards the WCC would just exacerbate that as most would be pure pay drivers, without supporting talent. Second issue would be the tactical use of the 3rd car to benefit the first two. Ignoring blue flags, weaving, etc would effectively fail to punish the team responsible.
Jenson came out to say no one should be pointing the finger at anyone, but I'm pretty sure Jenson pointed the finger at Magnussen by saying it would be better if he had an experienced teammate. Think Jenson is off to pastures new. McLaren need a real change to make a fresh start with Honda and that includes a new lead driver.
Sounds like Button is fed up with McLaren/Dennis: Once again Dennis is doing a terrible job managing his drivers.
I'm not Button's biggest fan but what else can he do at the moment with an average car? Not to mention the terrible start he had to the year with his father passing away, it's not been the easiest of years for him.
I may be putting 2+2 together and making 73, but hear me out. McLaren will probably need a new driver, Grosjean wants a new team, Boullier is Grosjean's manager, and there will be a McLaren seat going. Ergo, Grosjean will be driving for McLaren next year.
It would be a mistake if Dennis pushes Button out. With their current form they'll never attract Hamilton, Vettel or Alonso and everybody else would be a step down on Jenson IMO. Seems his arrogance could be getting in the way at McLaren. They still don't have a title sponsor despte being so certain they would. Odds on the reason for that being Dennis asking for way to much for what is now a midfield team?
Biggest problem with Jenson is the limited amount he can do with a car that is not to his liking. Alonso, Vettel, Hamilton etc don't suffer to the same extent he does as they can drive around problems better, whereas if Button's car is out of balance, tyres can't warm up etc, he is nowhere. Because of this he then can't change the setup to find a compromise as that doesn't work for him either. A midfield team doesn't need a setup perfectionist, they need someone who can drive the car no matter what it is doing. Jenson is not that person. He also seems resigned to where he is at the moment and lacks motivation, that can't be good for the team either. I'd be surprsied if he is still at McLaren next season. As said above, with Boullier's connections to Lotus, Grosjean to McLaren may be a good bit of business.
How many times this year has Button just gone completely missing? Comparing him to Magnussen i would say Austria (probably caused by issues in FP3) was the first time it's happened. Button is definitely a more sensitive driver to setup than most, but you're describing a binary On/Off switch which is a big exaggeration of that problem.
Grosjean's been the second best driver behind Alonso this year in my opinion. Lotus are switching to Mercedes engines though, so he might be better off staying put. I can't see McLaren attracting a top driver and think they'll end up with Magnussen, Vandoorne and an incredibly temperamental engine. Button would be better off switching to LMP1 next year.
I don't think Jensons problem is driving cars that aren't perfectly sert-up for him, if that were the case he wouldn't excel in changeable conditions, he would be awful, I think his problem, and every team he's raced for, is he's no good at development or set-up, the brawn was designed by Super Aguri with no input from Honda/Brawns drivers, it was the class of the field and then dropped further and further down the pecking order as the season went on. I think the 'Jenson can only drive a car perfectly set-up' is a myth that has been repeated so often it's become true. As for Grosjean, he looked good last year by keeping a very demotivated Kimi honest, but how good is Kimi? I've never rated him as a World-class driver, and now he has one for a team-mate he's showing why, Alonso is making him look a lot less than ordinary.
A resigned Jules Bianchi has admitted he has no chance of driving for Ferrari next season despite topping the timesheets as Kimi Raikkonen’s stand-in on the second and final day of testing at Silverstone.
