• Why do some tracks have gravel and some have astroturf run-off areas?

    Watching the Monaco highlights and there's gravel. Then at Barcelona it's tarmac run-off. Doesn't the tarmac just let drivers go off and come back without penalty? Is that not an advantage? I feel like gravel is scarier but fairer. Someone tell me I'm wrong if I'm wrong, I'm learning.

  • Watching the Monaco highlights and there's gravel. Then at Barcelona it's tarmac run-off. Doesn't the tarmac just let drivers go off and come back without penalty? Is that not an advantage? I feel like gravel is scarier but fairer. Someone tell me I'm wrong if I'm wrong, I'm learning.