I don't think you were asking me, but I'll go.
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Originally Posted by WinglessLovers
The new rule moves lap cars to the rear on "every" restart. Do you feel that is fair to the guy who has put distance between himself and the rest of the field by passing more cars??
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Yes, I think it's fair because giving the leader clean air/track plus lap cars is too big an advantage. He may have "earned" those cars but he didn't earn that clean air. You have to take one away.
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Originally Posted by WinglessLovers
If the driver and car are stronger than the rest of the field why should they be penalized by removing the lap cars??
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If you have the best car and are given clean track and find a way to mess it up you didn't earn that win.
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Originally Posted by WinglessLovers
If the others are fast enough they would work their way through the lap traffic and track down the leader. This causes excitement also by them picking off cars and drawing closer to the leader.
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Yes under green when 2 cars are working lapped traffic and one is closing in, or even when they go back in forth amongst other cars that is the definition of excitement in racing. But how is it fair to take one of those cars out of lapped traffic while keeping the other in lapped traffic. The advantage of being the leader becomes too large. A yellow will almost always hurt someone, I think taking lap cars out makes a takes the weight out of who is advantaged and disadvantaged. Leader gets to fire first and have clean track, 2nd place has no direct obstacles between him and the leader firing off. That's an ok trade.
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Originally Posted by WinglessLovers
To me the leader deserves his reward of passing the lap cars and having them as a cushion. Not every race is going to be a barnburner as sometimes one car is superior to all the others. Don't reward the chasers for something that they have not earned.
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And as I argue, the leader is getting his rewards by being given clean track, setting the pace, and deciding where the race restarts (within some reason of the rules). Having lapped traffic added into that mix was too much of an advantage in the general case. IMO