The Race F1 Podcast Are F1's latest racing rules already failing?
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Sep 10, 2025 Jack Benyon, co-host of The Race IndyCar Podcast, breaks down the current challenges in Formula 1's racing guidelines. He questions the consistency and fairness of penalties and their impact on race outcomes. The conversation shifts to Colton Herta, discussing his unique driving style and upcoming transition from IndyCar to F2. Listeners also hear insights on Herta's ambitions and the complexities facing F2 drivers as they strive for opportunities in F1, highlighting the competitive nature of motorsport.
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Guidelines Can't Capture Racing's Fluidity
- The written racing guidelines are too rigid to cover fluid, high-speed racing situations.
- Josh Suttill argues they were doomed to fail because racing cannot be fully defined on a few pages.
More Rules Create More Confusion
- Adding more words to the guidelines multiplies failure modes rather than clarifying incidents.
- Mark Hughes says treating guidelines like strict rules creates counterproductive ambiguity between drivers.
Paper Rights Can Remove Driver Responsibility
- The guidelines can remove shared responsibility between drivers by rigidly defining 'rights'.
- Edd Straw warns paper rights don't change the physics of collision avoidance.