Daniel Ricciardo thinks F1 could do more to ensure it can get more laps in when it rains, including bringing the start time forward
Despite growing rainfall in the lead-up to lights out at Suzuka, the race started as scheduled at 2pm local time, only for it to be red flagged after two laps due to the conditions.
Full points were still awarded for the race due to a quirk in the regulations, but the delays has left many in F1 considering what improvements could be made for wet-weather races to give fans more action.driver Ricciardo suggested there could be more flexibility in the race start times, looking for windows in the weather forecast to get more racing in.
“Where I wish we could do better is… I know it’s easy saying it now, but we knew this rain was going to come. It’s like 2014. “That’s where again, let’s try and learn something from this. I know there’s TV and everything, there’s a big part of it.Photo by: Steven Tee /The practice of bringing race start times forward due to weather is commonplace in American series, such as IndyCar and NASCAR, but is not done in F1.
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