Thread: Rolling Starts at Street Races
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Old 3 May 2018, 07:08 (Ref:3819022)   #18
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Originally Posted by Purist View Post
If I had to list the circuits where I don't think forming up the grid for a rolling start would be a particular concern, it would be as follows:
Bahrain
Baku
Red Bull Ring
Monza
Interlagos

The tracks where I see grid formation as a definite issue are these:
Melbourne
Monaco
Montreal
Paul Ricard
Silverstone
Hungaroring
Spa-Francorchamps
Singapore
Sochi

The others could present problems to varying degrees. With Catalunya and Suzuka, you have to get the field bunched back up and in two-wide formation after going through a tight, slow chicane. At Mexico City and Shanghai, you couldn't have the full field ready until after the last car has exited the final, real corner.

Anyway, clearly, all 3 street circuits, 4 of 5 street/parkland circuits, and 5 of the 7 non-permanent (by design at least) circuits are on that second list.

Finally, I suspect the tracks where the added speed of a rolling start is apt to cause additional difficulties in the first braking zone are these:
Bahrain
Baku
Monaco
Montreal
Red Bull Ring
Hockenheim
Spa-Francorchamps
Austin
Yas Marina

Sorry guys, I'm just in a mood right now to be thorough.
Are those lists based on making a rolling start at the start/finish straight only?

Would the list change if the rolling start was made somewhere else on the track?
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