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2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix - [RACE] discussion thread (lemmy.world)

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ROUND 2: 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia

FORMULA 1 STC SAUDI ARABIAN GRAND PRIX 2024

Circuit stats

First Grand Prix: 2021
Number of laps: 50
Circuit Length: 6.174 km
Race Distance: 308.45 km
Lap record: 1:30.734 Lewis Hamilton (2021)
2023 winner: Sergio Perez

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Yep that's exactly my concern. This seems abusable. Drivers could theoretically stop further back from the grid and use that distance to get the car rolling before fully dropping the clutch, limiting tire slip. Someone posted the rules about grid placement and while there is a rule against sideways position or angle, there isn't anything about being further back. It's probably not going to happen but I personally would try that short rolling start in practice just to see.