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MotoGP riders have praised the new grid layout introduced at the Sachsenring for making starts safer. While the safety goal was achieved, some riders note that it hasn't necessarily improved the racing itself as a spectacle.
The bunched-up pack right after the start was always the scariest moment even back in my racing days. If reworking the grid layout reduced that risk, that's honestly progress. But safety and racing excitement are separate matters. A track where overtaking is hard stays hard regardless of grid tweaks. Improving the show remains a separate homework assignment.
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Last year's pileup was scary, if it reduces accidents, more than welcome.
Safety and spectacle don't really coexist, might as well throw in DRS at this point?
The old scramble into corners was thrilling, though it was dangerous in its own way.
Does just adjusting the grid layout really change Turn 1 congestion that much?
What exactly changed about the grid layout?
If it reduces congestion at the start, that's a genuinely good improvement.
This is basically 'it's gotten safer but the racing itself is still boring.'
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