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Originally Posted by AdamAshmore
Also there these people do do things to the car. They clear the radiators, the change the tyre pressure and wing settings. They may be needed if something is spotted. These things involve a risk, but it may make the difference to winning or losing the race. It is an acceptable risk. More risky things happen in motorsport all the time and they are part of it. The very nature. To want to ban them due to the risk is OTT IMHO.
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You make some good points, but if it was regulated that there only be 4-6 people over the wall they could perform the same task of clearing out the radiators and the playing field would be equal. Go back to '93 when there was still no speed limit in the pits. Few accidents happened and drivers were able to make pit stops with less of a time penalty. Consequently going to the pits is an absolute last resort. It's conceivable that a situation could arrise where a driver had a preceived minor problem and would have gone in under the unlimited pit speed rules, but wouldn't under the current rules and droped out of the race as a result. Safety for the drivers was compromised for safety for the pit crew.
Frankly I'm surprised that there aren't optical measuring devices mounted on the cars that determine the depth and condition of the tires. There are some very precise, quick, small and relatively inexpensive equipment out there that could do the job. Obviously it would be more difficult with the tires bouncing around, but perhaps they could be used in the pits or at lower speeds, if it wasn't possible to operate at high speeds.