Basically with push button overtakes and double point races its all to "artificial". He's got a point, not pure racing anymore is it? Its been on slide for while but i feel the tipping point has been reached for me too, don't think i'll be tuning in this year, anyone else got to the of their tether with it?
the one thing that can be said for indy cars is bolt a big engine in fit wide wheels and press the loud pedal.. nothing more to it than that..
Didnt think the kers and ters were on a button this year, read somewhere that its all built into the accelerator pedal, the harder you shove it the more boost u get until its all used up ?
They need to relax the rules, at the moment the rules are so strict all the cars are naturally going to end up performing and looking very very similar.
A slight relaxation in aero/power/weight rules will allow good designers and engineers to vary their plans and see teams develop quickly in different directions to solve the problem of being fastest on the track.
Its been crap for a decade or two now unfortunately.
Either make it a pure sport with no driver aids, or take it to the most technologically advanced motor sport where all technology is allowed and no restrictions on design.
As soon as the double points idea was mooted & the teams thought it was a bad idea but Bernie pushed ahead I thought this is finally the end.
I could just about tolerate DRS & KERS (even though KERS just reminds me of the nitro button in a million arcade racers) & the end of defensive driving & having fake overtakes, but it's getting silly.
Surely now you don't need the driver - a drone would be best...
not the technology a put off for me. its the constant. save the tyres
and it will be also save the fuel
I want to see racing not a cruise round at 80%
all the cars are naturally going to end up performing and looking very very similar.
Have you seen this year's cars? I often wonder what golden era of F1 people look back to - the 70s when drivers were dieing routinely, the 80s when there were cars far more dominant than anything redbull have built, the 90s with Schumacher winning everything or the noughties when aero became so important that nobody could pass on track.
F1 is still full of technical innovation but these days it's in the details rather than sweeping changes. I expect 2014 to be an interesting and unpredictable season. Can't wait.
ts been crap for a decade or two now unfortunately.Either make it a pure sport with no driver aids, or take it to the most technologically advanced motor sport where all technology is allowed and no restrictions on design.
+1
DRS is about the only unusual driver aid this year. No traction control, no ABS, no semi automatic gearboxes. As for an unrestricted series, first off how do you manage safety (by adding restrictions?) and then how do you stop it becoming even more budget based than F1 already is?
Not a technophobe myself but what i want to see like everyone else is it used for balls to the wall racing 😀
Oh look, Villeneuve has just recently signed up to rally cross and is after some publicity...
I'd say that F1 was pretty healthy at the top end right now with some brilliant drivers. All we need is the cars to be similarly capable. 2010 was a fantastic season and others recently have been good too.
F1 is still full of technical innovation but these days it's in the details rather than sweeping changes. I expect 2014 to be an interesting and unpredictable season. Can't wait.
+1
Really excited to see the new cars and to see how the teams will manage to juggle reliability and performance.
Bring back V12s damnit. At this rate F1 in 2016 will be 4cyl common rail turbo diesels *shudder*
I agree about the above comment about not wanting to see people race to a time to save tyres and fuel. If they got rid of fuel/tyre limitations and DRS I'd be happy. DRS takes away the skill of starting your overtaking move a few corners beforehand, it was good watching drivers figure out how to start a move over the course of a few laps, now it's just wait for the line and push the button.
The KERS thing can stay, that can be up to the driver to manage how he uses it, so it's not dissimilar to just having a better engine than the guy your racing...
Surely now you don't need the driver - a drone would be best...
Funnily enough my 8 year old has gotten into R/C cars, and we watched a YouTube video of some R/C racing the other night. It was more interesting than an F1 race - and believe me watching R/C cars on YouTube wasn't exactly a highlight of my day.
Saying this, there never have been that many exciting F1 races really have there? Even 20 years ago I can remember a race being an excuse to have a snooze Sunday afternoon.
The last great race was Jenson Button's win in Canada...
Under regulations they bought in after that race to restrict time that race wouldn't've taken place...
Villeneuve is a gobby little arse who as said above has his own agenda but he has a point.
Villeneuve is a gobby little arse who as said above has his own agenda [s]but he has a point[/s] and a chip on his shoulder.
Things move on though don't they, and racing changes with it. F1 is basically a development pot for future road car innovations. To this end the governing body are pushing efficiency to the limits.
Indy cars 'may' be fun to watch (personally I think going round in circles is boring) but the cars are comparative dinosaurs.
I agree though that last years tyre issue was a joke.
F1 Should really take a look at Moto GP for how to run an exciting race. I used to be an avid F1 fan but switched off years ago due to the boredom of processional races with very little actual racing. The problems are:
These days all the cars look the same = boring.
Because the cars are similar it's easy for a good driver/team (Vettel) to dominate = boring (technology advances quicker than driver talent so if it was more down to car technology than the driver as it often was years ago then leads would be swapped much more frequently = exciting).
The drivers no longer womanise, party or show much character like they did in the 70's = boring.
There's too much meddling with the rules every year = confusing to watch.
Rarely does anyone get killed or hurt (which, like it or not, rightly or wrongly means the danger and excitement element is no longer there) = boring.
As Trout said above - the tyre/fuel thing is what does my head in; can't go too fast or you'll run out of fuel, can't risk getting too close to another car and attempting an overtake as you'll knacker your tyres.
Best to just sit there old chum and you'll overtake him eventually because our blokes are faster at changing tyres than their blokes....
I am looking forward to this season though as there seems to have been quite a driver shake up and with the new cars it should make things a bit more unpredictable for a while at least....
Rarely does anyone get killed or hurt (which, like it or not, rightly or wrongly means the danger and excitement element is no longer there) = boring.
Perhaps if what you're looking for is video of people getting killed, the internet would serve your needs better than live motor racing. This is the polite version of my post. The one I just deleted was a little less measured about your attitude to your fellow human beings getting hurt as a form of entertainment.