I've lost count of the number of times in the last five years or so that a qualifying session or race has been delayed or even called off because it's been too wet, and we had it again at qualifying in Malaysia.
The commentators always tell us it's to do with the ride height of the cars and aquaplaning and acting like a "toboggan", and they always support each decision and act as if nothing can be done about it and that it's just one of those things. But surely this is complete nonsense.
If they said it was a visibility thing and following other cars would be too dangerous, then that's another argument. But that's never the reason given so I'm going to put that to one side.
If F1 cars can't race when there's standing water because they run too low, then raise the ride height of the cars. It's as simple as that. "Oh no, but then they'd be too uncompetitive in the dry". No. Change the rules so that they have to run higher, or to allow them to make changes in the wet, or make the wet tyres larger to automatically raise the ride height more when those tyres are fitted. Why is this such a problem?
I don´t know if it's been said in this thread, but the delays is mainly because of the ambulance helicopter must have clear visibility to lift off in case of an accident as more easily happens during rain as you know.
It´s early days but we could have a rain in qualifying/race again in the coming GP weekend.
Can someone please do a thread about Shanghai GP build up ..I'm useless to do it. Thank you!
Edited by Lotusseven, 02 April 2015 - 06:29.