Ban the Safety Car

[Valve Bounce]

After watching the Farcical "race" at Surfers paradise yesterday, the only good thing that came out of it was the re-start after the accident when the race was run for the first three laps under full yellows. I had advocated this ages ago in lieu of running the cars behind the safety car. My reasons are that the safety car runs too slow and the cars are brought down to an unrealistic speed on the track, allowing the tyres to cool. When you really think about it, there is no advantage in having the safety car out there. If there is an accident that requires the cars to run slower than full yellows, bring them into the pits. That's achieved quicker than running the safety car out onto the track anyway, and would allow better access to medical vehicles and recovery teams. What the hell good is it running the cars round and round at speeds slower than my Volvo going shopping?
And re-start the race with one formation lap (at speeds the cars normally do on their formation lap), and a couple of laps under full yellows.
There, this should keep you guys busy for a few hours in the non F1 season.