Strategic thinking
The first short race of the 2021 IMSA season and, like clockwork, a yellow played a hand in the result at Mid-Ohio. Observers have commented about how a race was stolen, but this is what makes racing in the US so much more challenging than in Europe. Since I started racing in America in 2007, the rules around the use of the safety car in Sportscars have changed a bit but, in essence, the leader is not guaranteed to retain the lead and the team running the car has to strategise for a win, just like the rest of the field. This is the opposite of European racing and, for some competitors, may seem unfair. However, it does bring equality to everyone competing, re-setting the race in stages and allowing teams…