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Franz @ Apr 28th 2008 1:21PM
There's always gonna be an issue... a lot of circuits weren't designed with a lot of space to make for wider runoff areas and gravel traps, so they have to make due with the space they have and depend on Safe barriers and bigger tire walls. A lot of these circuits were built when the safety requirements weren't as stringent as they are today.
And there are always odd instances and variations: gravel traps, though a brilliant and proven method of slowing cars down, don't always work: I've seen cars hit the traps at a slightly odd angle and just get airborne. Runoff areas are of little use when a car suffers a suspension failure or severe tire blowout: steering doesn't respond... it's never cut and dry when it comes to making circuits safer. That's why the engineers make the cars as safe as possible.