source BBC sport
The FIA has banned media and 'non-essential personnel' from Grand Prix pit lanes after a cameraman was injured at last Sunday's German Grand Prix.
full article http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/23249596
Andi
I do not understand how this will help.
This will not stop the problem of wheels bouncing in the pitlane and will not stop people being injured. I think there are like, you know, these people that have to be in the pitlane for like, you know, doing the pit stops and all that? Yeah, those.... what you going to do if they get hit which is very likely, especially during a SC Period when there are multiple teams in the pitlanes rushing for position? Ban pitcrews from the pitlane? Have electronic robots change the tyres instead?
Why not make cameramen in pitlane wear pitcrew-like strong suits?
People keep complaining about "artificial racing" because of DRS. Imagine what kind of a shitstorm would rise, if FIA introduced a minimum pit stop time.
This goes back to what I wrote in another topic - bringing back refueling would make the stops longer and less rushed and ALSO might solve some of the tire wear problems because of lighter cars.
Did we? I recall only 3 or 4 cases throughout all of these years, when refueling was allowed, while the tires keep falling off in every couple of races (remember mclaren last year?).We've had a lot of hoses ripping off
There haven't been any life threatening fires for years.small and large fires when refueling was allowed...