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Petition to go back to 3 decimal places on timing screen (lemmy.zip)

submitted 16 hours ago by stumu415@lemmy.zip to c/formula1@lemmy.world

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This change to single decimal on the timing sheets is ridiculous. It adds absolutely nothing and does not provide clear information about whether a car is improving per lap.

I have created a petition to return to 3 decimal places like it has been for over 20 years.

Please share and sign to put a stop to this idiocracy.

https://c.org/nsBmFkdbWB

My post on the F1 Reddit got removed so perhaps someone else can share this on Reddit.

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[–] Thorry@feddit.org 12 points 13 hours ago

Ah change.org, the website most famously known for not changing anything ever.

[–] BlackEco@lemmy.blackeco.com 4 points 11 hours ago

You might want to check out undercut-f1

[–] someoneelse@lemmy.ml 6 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (1 children)

I acttually like 2 decimal places for race timing and 3 for qualifiers. Improvements in the race are measured in 10ths of a second, so a further decimal place gives you all you need. For qualifiers you get as much precision as you can.

In any case, one decimal place is stupid and should be improved.

[–] snailstone@piefed.social 2 points 9 hours ago

I agree with your arguement, but think 1 decimal is fine and make the list more glanceable. Looking at 100ths going up and down "arbitaraily" is not giving me info. If I want to follow a head to head more in detail I need more info like Multiviewers race trace.

[–] TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 8 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Did the mods remove it because you used an LLM to generate the petition description? Because creating a non-binding Change.org petition is textbook slacktivism?

[+] stumu415@lemmy.zip -7 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (1 children)

I didn't use LLM. Unfortunately change.org did this by itself. So what action do you do you get this ridiculous change undone? Or are you a person that can only handle a single decimal with no meaning? A lot of people follow the timing sheets and I as a fan of 20+ years, this change doesn't allow me to properly understand the timing and gaps.

[–] dadpolice@piefed.social 1 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Please leave this petulant dogshit on reddit. There's whole universe of possibilities between "melting down about a decimal change" and "can't understand more than a single decimal." You present it that way because you are a bad person who makes existing on the internet miserable.

There is a third answer, which is that you calm the fuck down, take no "action," and just accept that sometimes things change and it's not worth making yourself angry about. As a fan of 30 years, it changes quite literally nothing about how I understand timing and gaps.

[–] AltoCuddle@lemmy.world 4 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Honestly the change is probably a good thing. With the changes to the cars themselves and the energy deployment dynamics “gaining” or “losing” hundreds of a second is quite literally meaningless.

[–] dadpolice@piefed.social 2 points 6 hours ago

That's a really good point. I noticed that during the sprint, the gaps ebb and flow around the track much moreso than they did in the past.