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How to relieve Formula 1’s extreme wet-weather caution

With three Formula 1 races having been disrupted by rain so far this season, the series has been made to look excessively cautious in the way it dealt with wet conditions. But what can be done to alleviate disruption like that which was seen in Suzuka?

An unwelcome hat-trick for Formula 1 in 2022 was completed last weekend. The Japanese Grand Prix adds to the races in Monaco and Singapore where this season alone, the pinnacle of motorsport has been made to look flat-footed and excessively cautious in the way it dealt with wet weather.

Where previously a cloud burst presented a chance for drivers to deliver a hallowed virtuoso performance in a dramatic and unpredictable bout, now it seems there’s a greater chance of a delayed start, safety cars and red flags. Or perhaps no race at all.

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