Gentleman, as far as i'm concerned, whichever format is used.... being it standing or rolling start.... the crashing out incidents, before and into t1, will never cease if the guys don't change their racing attitudes.
Time and time again we experience the same problem and it has nothing to do with a bug or whatever.
What i would like to say, with all due respect to Chris is, at no stage were we warned or informed of what the start was supposed to be as there was no pre-race info given. In fact on the grid the message read "formation lap.... stay behind so and so"
Someone mentioned he read the setup on the forum, but now could not find it again....i never found nothing relating to the start format. But please i may have missed it as well.
I would ofcourse plead to the powers that be, do not alter the start formation, especially the formula type races, they are ALL standing starts, with a
FORMATION lap, but rather get tough on the consistant defaulters,whoever they may be.
Harsh as it may sound, but what is more devastating than the early retirement of innocent drivers, who after hours upon hours of practice, has to pit uneccessary to have repairs done, or sustain too much damage to continue. ( Is that fair?)
Lastly, Stefan mentioned the fact that he and Dave, purposely sat out qualifying, to try and escape the "inevitable" carnage expected at the start. Now guys, for us to revert to these kinds of strategies to "try" safeguard our chances of racing, i feel is unacceptable and sad.
The aim of qualifying is to gain the best position possible for the race, and in doing so you prove to yourself...and others....your worth, instead of having to battle your way thru from the rear, with all the odds stacked against you that an accident or two , is imminent, to end your race anyway
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Just for the record....i
finished in 9th position.....
