Drivers share mixed views on Gold Coast 500 changes
Supercars drivers are expressing mixed reactions to the reintroduction of tyre bundles at the Gold Coast 500 circuit. The changes were implemented to improve safety and track limit enforcement following FIA concerns.
Why it matters
The adjustments reflect the ongoing tension between maintaining the spectacle of motorsport and ensuring driver safety through track regulation.
Supercars was forced to return to the controversial bundles after footage of cars with four wheels off the ground last year raised alarm bells at the FIA.
Allowing drivers to effectively use the kerbs as ski jumps and leap through the air was spectacular and a promotional win for Supercars, with the footage going global online.
However, the failure to police the homologated track limits was deemed unacceptable, resulting in a mixture of tyre bundles and electronic sensors being utilised this year.
“[Last year] there was no skill involved whatsoever through the back chicane,” said Reynolds, a two-time winner on the Gold Coast.
“There was nothing about car placement. It was just all about how stupid are you and how much risk you want to take.
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