In an article at the Champ Car World Series site, Tony Cotman, new VP of
Operations, is indicating that he has a different viewpoint on mandatory pit
windows
source:
paddocktalk.com
He said, "From a fan or spectator or a television point of view, I have had
no idea what's going on with the pit windows. And if I don't have any idea
what's going on, how do we expect the regular fan in the stands to know what's
going on? The goal is to take it out of the hands of the officials and put the
onus back on the teams. There's definitely more than one way to win a race, and
if one of them happens to be one team outsmarting everybody on fuel mileage,
that's just part of racing."
"Maybe teams can look at their strategies in a different light. I'm not saying
we should all sit there saving fuel all day because that's not necessarily going
to be the way to go. But I believe there's more positives than negatives by
far."
What would Cotman's solution be?
He suggests closing the pits under full course yellow.
He would also comment on the Chief Steward position that is vacant saying, "The
race director/chief steward is a tough job. No one wants it; their head is
always under the ax, so to speak."