F1 Discussion

[OllieWestwood]

It's well documented that I don't like the F1 racing, it's predictable, too tactical and 90% of the time just a parade of cars rather than any racecraft.

That doesn't mean I don't have my finger on the pulse of whats happening, it's hard to avoid reading Autosport, pistonheads, Motorsport news, the chequered flag and various social media links almost on a daily basis!

As a Motorsport fan I get frustrated with the hype surrounding it, I know it's money that drives it but I've been to struggling club meetings where 18-25 saxos/midgets/2cvs/golfs have provided more entertainment in 12 laps of Mallory than a whole f1 season, and these are struggling because the f1 fan is generally an armchair fan who is oblivious to other forms of the sport, a football fan tends to watch any football on, but especially their team, I doubt many f1 watchers will seek out coverage of the WEC, BTCC or WTCC all well televised let alone the VAG trophy or caterhams that have races broadcast.

Again, money is the driving force, sponsorship advertising and coverage etc etc

The penalties are hideous, I agree with the above, Pirelli get slagged for shit tyre despite the design brief to 'make it interesting' then get punished for testing a compromise. Mercedes have the same, so F1 banish the young upcoming talent from an opportunity to get spotted or develop in bext weeks young driver test.

It needs to go back to basics, hopefully the 2014 turbo cars will do this, currently the technology in F1 is overshadowed by WEC in almost all aspects and whenever a team develop a innovative solution in F1 it either gets banned in a rule update or the idea published so all 20+ cars on the grid then have a form of it.

It takes the driver skill out of the equation when the cars & teams are under such close regs all designed to make close racing when in fact, it's doin the total opposite!