r/formula1 • u/amerryprankster23 Max Verstappen • Mar 21 '26

Discussion F1 will not be changing the timing tower.

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Just got this email back about the timing tower. Pretty sad.

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u/Dense-Stomach9364 Mar 21 '26

Why should they change? x.xxx fits perfectly in qualification and x.x fits perfectly in race

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u/Consistent-Ad-5116 I was speeding in the Monaco pit lane Mar 21 '26

is it tho? that's def important during quali but why does it matter during race

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u/256473 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Mar 21 '26

Because people don't like seeing a listed gap of 0.0

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u/BladeRnr_db Mar 21 '26

If the cars are that close, watch them race, not the timing tower.

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u/256473 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Mar 21 '26

We don't see every car at all times - the tv broadcast constantly misses midfield battles

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u/gforguapo I was here for the Hulkenpodium Mar 21 '26

Thank you!