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Motorsports are different than other sports because the drivers' lives are under very real risk. A lot of the regulation is to keep the drivers alive. It comes
by mertd 4y ago
Motorsports are different than other sports because the drivers' lives are under very real risk. A lot of the regulation is to keep the drivers alive. It comes at the expense of excitement but we would all agree it's necessary.
- gonzo41 4y agoSo the next step is to remove the drivers and have a more exciting race. I feel like there's a missing league of F1 autonomous driving cars.
- SonOfKyuss 4y agoI don’t disagree that the racing itself could be more exciting in that scenario, but without the human element, I just don’t think people would stay interested
- Ekaros 4y agoI think we could already run them from simulators cockpits. So just throw in a few cameras and network and let the rules to be lose.
- ascagnel_ 4y agoThere was an attempt that failed. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32183567 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32183567
- anonymous_sorry 4y agoMotorsports are not unique in this regard. John Delamere pioneered the forward somersault long jump technique [0], which was then banned for fear that athletes might break their necks. [0] https://vault.si.com/vault/1974/07/29/the-flip-that-led-to-a-flap https://vault.si.com/vault/1974/07/29/the-flip-that-led-to-a...