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New track limit sensors split opinion among F1 drivers

 XPB Images New track limit sensors being introduced at the Hungarian Grand Prix are splitting opinion among F1 drivers. The FIA will be able to tell when a driver has exceeded track limits thanks to sensors on the outside of exit kerbs, which will immediately alert race control when a car runs wide. Jenson Button says he supports the new way of monitoring track limits as it is more common for drivers to run wide as exit kerbs become lower. “Yeah I do, I like it," Button said. "We’ve talked about it before in the drivers briefing. It’s a good idea, hopefully it works correctly. I think we’d all prefer not to have to have that system but we do have to have that...
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