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🔧 Tech Show: Can F1’s problems with wet weather running be solved? (ad-free)
🕑 Added 2025-07-29 12:18:49 +0000 UTCOn this week's episode of The Race F1 Tech Show, Edd Straw and former F1 technical director Gary Anderson reflect on the rain-delayed Belgian Grand Prix, and whether anything can be done to solve F1's current problems with cars running in severe wet weather.
After that, Edd and Gary discuss whether Ferrari has really turned a corner with its suspension upgrade, and whether Gary would have appreciated the feedback documents Lewis Hamilton has been creating and sending to colleagues at Ferrari.
And finally, Gary tackles another batch of questions sent in by listeners, covering topics including dampers, materials science, driver weight, tyre changes and the point of TPC running.
Comments
Vin Narayan
I'm no expert, but as a fan I think there would be a lot of problems if the decision on when to start a wet race was left to one of the senior drivers. At minimum there is a massive optics issue with a clear potential for bias. Lando fans would be up in arms for example if Max or Lewis had the say with their high downforce setups. And in the worst case, heaven forbid there was another tragic accident at a track like Spa. Where would that leave the driver that said "go"? I'm sure they would be devastated but could perhaps even be open to legal trouble with a conflict of interest between safety and sporting/financial results. Impartiality seems crucial. Anything safety related would need to be in the hands of someone with a clear lack of conflicting incentives, sporting, financial, or otherwise
Nick Surface
"20 cars starting 20 cars finishing. It was OK". Is this Gary Anderson's vision of motor racing?
