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Originally Posted by bluesport
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Same article linked by GTR a couple of posts above.
Personally I think that it's a really dumb idea that achieves precisely.......nothing at all. those who work or have worked in a pit lane know that fixed positions for the year are a good thing - everyone gets into a "rhythm", knowing who is where and working with each other when it comes to pit stops, and judging releases in particular.
Currently, a car controller can see what other cars are coming down the lane and judge release of their car based on the "rhythm" of knowing garage order and who is adjacent, particularly who might be entering their own pit bay just past your own at a similar time to you releasing your car.
Changing the allocation through the year throws that "rhythm" out and may indeed cause safety issues - and at the same time provide no benefit.
Ultimately, it may all work because the teams make it work but it seems to be a solution to a problem that doesn't exist.