Maybe I am underestimating how difficult this concept is to understand. What I am saying is twofold:
1) There is not enough statistical significant evidence to prove if the random effects are too strong or not, if the dependencies are good or bad. What I advocate against is jumping to conclusions without any evidence.
2) This is by far the most exciting BRC so far, and I would argue that this is to a large degree because of the randomness, not despite it.
Saying "this is all we have for now" while acknowledging that there is no statistically significant evidence is intellectually dishonest.
If you take a dice and roll a 4, a 6 and a 6 and then a 5. Do you stop to say that the dice is poorly balanced and should be changed? I would guess not. I get that being the one screwed over by RNGesus sucks if you are emotionally invested in an outcome. The danger of reacting to it like you do on the other hand could be very destructive. The BRC can't be a feel-good experience for everyone, because if it was, it would be boring to the extreme as there is no tension in it.
Also I find the argument of "my car has a lot of safety, yet I got destroyed 3 times" to require a lot of suspension of disbelieve. If you hit a wall at 100 km/h, what does safety matter? Do you really think that car is drivable afterwards? (the "you" is not directed at any specific person but rather those who think that). Even a "tank" would be broken after that. If your tank gets hit by another car, spins and hits a wall hard, no reliability or safety in the world will help you have a drivable car afterwards. Overall the rate of destruction / engines blown and other mishaps seems good: 50 out of 70 cars finishing is about what you'd expect in a tight field like this.
Another thing people do not seem to consider is that your pace matters, a lot! There is plenty of traffic in the mid-field and that naturally enhances how many crashes happen to you as opposed to the safety 0 guy speeding at the front. Take my car for example, slow in qualifying, decent in races means that I have to advance from the mid field to the front, risking a lot of crashes during the race. This was the first race where I got through without having an accident. While this is just as insignificant as other data points, I think it illustrates an important concept. If the Vikus would not blow up his engine in the first lap, it would be a car that sees a lot less accidents and driver errors than the rest because driving alone in the front is pretty simple, there would be no reason to be punished for 0 safety if you don't crash.
