Domenicali urges caution after boring opener

 Domenicali urges caution after boring opener
A tired Belgian photographer in the press room, Italian Grand Prix, 13.09.2008 Monza, Italy / Copyright: xpb

Stefano Domenicali on Sunday has urged caution amid suggestions the sport needs to react immediately to a new crisis.

After a mainly processional beginning to F1's new no-refuelling era in Bahrain, FOTA chairman Martin Whitmarsh said the teams should consider mandating a second pitstop per driver.

It is also suggested that Bridgestone's selection of tyres could help contribute to making less processional races now that the strategy options are so limited.

Drivers including Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton warned after the Sakhir race that other events this year could follow a similar pattern to Sunday's processional opener.

And race winner Fernando Alonso added: "The qualifying and the starts are maybe the two key points this year.

"After the first corner more or less the positions will be settled," said the Spaniard.

But his Ferrari team boss Domenicali replied: "We should wait. I can understand his (Alonso's) opinion, but let's first wait and see how the races develop.

"There could be other situations so I would only want to give my opinion after a few races. We should wait to see a few more scenarios before we make a judgement about the way it really is," added the Italian.

 

Source: GMM

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 astroturf777 astroturf777
make them start the race on the actual tyres they qualify in, not just same compound tyres. bring back last year's bigger separation of tyre compounds and give teams the choice of when to use tyres - drop the rule of having to use 2 compounds. teams can quali on a fast tyre needing extra stop or harder tyre for no extra stop. lower teams can just 1 stop. teams stuck in backmarkers can come in, put on sprint tyres, get back out and chase through the pack. maybe even just drop the mandatory use of both compounds just for non top 10 qualifiers
March 14, 2010 2:30 pm
 astroturf777 astroturf777
or have a bloke with a hose on one corner during the race... bernie scheduled malaysia in monsoon - was certainly interesting (even if half points were a bit complicated)
March 14, 2010 2:32 pm