What's the purpose of these things on race tracks?

[drivexz]

Hi all,

What's the purpose of these green bars/columns they put on apexes of certain corners (see the pic)?
What's going to happen if you hit one? Isn't it too dangerous? I've never seen them on racing tracks during F1 races.

Does a driver get additional points if they take out one of them???)))

 

[Michael Stead]

What's the purpose of these green bars/columns they put on apexes of certain corners (see the pic)?

They're there so the drivers can see the track limits. These days drivers often sit so low and far back that it can be difficult to see exactly where the edges of the track are.

They're usually pretty light and soft so they fold down when hit although they can't take too much before they break.

 

[drivexz]

They're there so the drivers can see the track limits...

Oh ОК, that makes sense. Thanks for the reply.

 

[RasmusP]

And for F1 they probably aren't use because flying object in open cockpit cars isn't a great idea hehe.
Also the driver level in F1 is expected to be so high that the drivers can basically drive blind.
In other classes like tcr or even gt3, you have some amateurs too that don't have a simulator at the factory and other stuff that's helping

 

[drivexz]

Hi, RasmusP
Yeah, flying objects and considering how they like to cut corners wherever they can, teams would have to bring lots of front wings to a race))

 

[Sasha Jednak]

Also the car control level from pitwall in F1 is expected to be so high that the drivers can basically drive blind.

I find this closer to reality now.

 

[drivexz]

I find this closer to reality now.

Hehe, true
Waiting for the time when they allow AI to compete against human drivers, or at least use AI for 1 sector out of 3. A feature like DRS etc