The 2009 season ending GP in Abu Dhabi's Yas Marina Circuit will take place at an unusual day and night time, where some sessions will take place during the day and some others during the night courtesy of flood lights similar to the GP in Signapore. The race will have a 5pm local start time, therefore it will only have about 45 minutes of daylight, since dusk is shortly before 6pm. The following is an interview with Abu Dhabi's press office.
Conceptual wrote:My point is that it is unnecessary and contrived.
If they were driving an endurance race, they would expect the changing light conditions, and they would be well prepared and experienced doing so.
If F1 cars were meant to race in the dark, they would be designed with headlights.
Yes, and since last year held the first night race in the history of Formula 1, I can see how it is such a large part of the "DNA" of the sport.flynfrog wrote:Conceptual wrote:My point is that it is unnecessary and contrived.
If they were driving an endurance race, they would expect the changing light conditions, and they would be well prepared and experienced doing so.
If F1 cars were meant to race in the dark, they would be designed with headlights.
Yes because Head lights are needed on a fully lighted track.
Just think of the road relevancy being able to drive and night and in the day
That is just Lewis' halo shining for all to seemodbaraban wrote:McLaren did seem to test some lights at Valencia.
I think alot of that has to do with the size difference of the cars. With F1 cars all you really have is the rear wing and the engine cover to bounce the light off of, whereas a Nascar car you have a huge slab sided car to reflect all that light.DaveKillens wrote:I've watched oval night races (such as NASCAR's Daytona) and wow, do the cars look absolutely beautiful. The cars in the Singapore race did not appear to be as attrative as what is being shown in NASCAR or IRL night races. If Formula One could tune the night lighting system to give the kind of pop and sparkle that presently exists in US oval tracks with night lighting, I'm sure more Formula One fans would change their opinions on the worthiness of night racing.
Well at most tracks it's a boring follow the leader kind of racing. First lap first turn, and that pretty much the end of the actual racing for the duration. With changing lighting and temperatures things could dice up the racing and strategy. I think that Monaco is a boring race for the most part, only rain really throws a kink in what usually happens. From what was said from fans, and the media there weren't really any disappointed people at the night race in Singapore last year. The lighting there was barely adequate in alot of spots around the track and hopefully the'll improve it and the Abu Dhabi race directors will do a bit better on their first try.Conceptual wrote:I guess that I am just a "showdown at 1pm local time" kind of guy. The change for the sake of the spectacle does nothing but make things more difficult for the people that actually do the work. It does ZERO to increase the quality of the racing. Absolutely ZERO.
I was watching it as well and I agree. I was wrong and I guess it really has to do with the setup of how the lights are I guess? They have a mirror system if I'm correct, whereas in Singapore they had lights hung on poles and fixtures. Would that be what makes the difference.DaveKillens wrote:Ray wrote:I think alot of that has to do with the size difference of the cars. With F1 cars all you really have is the rear wing and the engine cover to bounce the light off of, whereas a Nascar car you have a huge slab sided car to reflect all that light.
With a lot of respect, I was watching the Indy Racing League night race at Chicagoland as I composed my post, and the cars had that "pop and sparkle" just like in NASCAR.
Especially considering the money involved in F1. They can afford all the shitty parties for the elite and the models, and all the stupid motorhomes but somehow they can't get HDbhallg2k wrote:No matter what is done with track lighting, F1 footage on television will lack that "pop and sparkle" until FOM decides to join the 21st century and provide a high definition video feed. It blows my mind that the second most popular sport in the world still relies upon SD video.
It might not make the racing any better, but it certainly gets a bigger TV audience- which can only be a good thing. The more people that watch F1, the more sponsors money, the better they can afford to make the spectacle. It might be a bit of a pain for the teams, but in the long run everybody wins.Conceptual wrote:Yes, and since last year held the first night race in the history of Formula 1, I can see how it is such a large part of the "DNA" of the sport.
I guess that I am just a "showdown at 1pm local time" kind of guy. The change for the sake of the spectacle does nothing but make things more difficult for the people that actually do the work. It does ZERO to increase the quality of the racing. Absolutely ZERO.
