The construction on straight lines is characteristic of the new generation of Formula 1 cars. It’s less pronounced on some machines, stronger on others, but all riders agree that build-up can lead to long-term health problems.
“I don’t know if modern cars can be called dangerous, but does anyone need all 20 Formula 1 drivers to have back pain at the end of each race? said Carlos Sainz in Baku. “I believe with modern technology it is quite easy to “find a solution to a problem without making our careers so painful. Is it really worth it? I don’t think so. All of us, including the teams, need to think about the health of the riders.”
Fernando Alonso agrees with the Ferrari driver, who called modern cars “the worst of the past twenty years”.
“I think it’s a combination of factors that leads to problems,” Fernando says. – The track in Baku was bumpy even on the previous generation cars, but on the more modern ones the roughness of the track is felt much more strongly. On some tracks, like in Jeddah or Melbourne, where the tarmac is very slippery, there were no complaints.
To solve the problem it is necessary to change the regulations, but this will be very difficult to do as the consent of all teams is required. I’m fine, I have a few more years of patience, but in Formula 1 something could be done to preserve the health of young racers.
Lewis Hamilton complained to the team during Friday practice about a long series of circles that back pain from the build-up was “killing him”, and after the session the Mercedes driver said eliminating the build-up was already a safety issue.
“We can’t drive these cars for the next four years,” Lewis said. – I believe that the teams and the FIA should start working on solving this problem. As far as I understand, all the riders have already talked about this problem.
McLaren head Andreas Seidl promised to discuss the issue with the FIA: “I am sure we will discuss this matter at a meeting of the Technical Commission as the driver’s load is very high.
However, every team already has a solution that will immediately eliminate the build-up, but since we are talking about rivalry, it makes sense to work out a common solution in the interest of the sport.”
Source: F1 News
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