I agree with everything that's been said and the black strips take away from the flow of the track - I fully agree with all of that.
However, as with all tracks from your local club to the world championships - the track is equally as bad for everyone racing. The worthy champion was the driver who was able to set his car up to deal with those strips without having to compromise too much elsewhere.
Yes, the strips shouldn't have been there, but why did some drivers adapt well and other didn't?
I think I personally would have struggled with those strips and I'd be coming home from japan wanting to do some testing on similar so that I know exactly what to do next time.
Rivkins car handled the strips very well, as did Cragg's. But Tebo's wasn't great, nor was Maifield's. Rivkin beat those guys on the day, worthy champion in my eyes.
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