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Clarkey Posted March 5, 2005 Share Posted March 5, 2005 Ferrari winning all the time doesn't really bother me - because I think - they as a team; work very hard to make an a good all round package and all credit to them. What bothers me - is the rules in F1. Bring back slick tyres, fully manual gearboxes, get rid of traction control. AFAIK - the drivers only upshift, the onboard computer system downshifts for them. Make those kind of changes and it will no doubt be alot more exciting to watch. F1 has become too commerically influenced and more money orientated than before - as result the sport suffers because the fans become uninterested. No, I think I'll just visit the itv F1 website - spend 10 minutes reading it .. rather than 90minutes watching a scalextric procession going on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soonto_HAS_soop Posted March 5, 2005 Share Posted March 5, 2005 I love the way that the teams are starting to get random drivers in to drive, because they can get larger sums of money from sponsors willing to sponsor drivers from their own country, like Austria and India. Are these new drivers also a part of the new rules, as they can't drive as fast as some of the other drivers?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest komp Posted March 5, 2005 Share Posted March 5, 2005 hehe i wonder what spec the tyres will be if they produce a russian GP circuit :/ will they have chains and spikes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted March 5, 2005 Share Posted March 5, 2005 The tyres for this season are the good thing....they have to last the whole race. This means they are harder and will have to be nursed by the drivers. It also means that off line won't be so dirty and dangerous for map cap overtaking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Class One Posted March 5, 2005 Author Share Posted March 5, 2005 That may be so, but will there be any "racing" or will it continue to be a parade for 70 odd laps? I mean F1 is meant to be the pinnacle of motorsport yet how many on track overtakes are there in a season? and the plans for the future do not bade well for the sport...like 6 cylinders and 2.5 litres??? Wouldn't it be nice to return to slick tyres, ground effect, even turbos? Ecclestone has really got to get his sh1t together, cos with dwindling sponsorship and tv audiences something has got to give. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_y3k Posted March 5, 2005 Share Posted March 5, 2005 Thats why they are intorducing other circuits ... to increase the people viewing. Still I'm sure things would be better if the other teams didn't ave to pay Ferrari money for the historial contribution to F1 !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted March 5, 2005 Share Posted March 5, 2005 That may be so, but will there be any "racing" or will it continue to be a parade for 70 odd laps? We'll find out on Sunday...totally new tyres will change things a bit but it's still 20 similar cars all vying for the smae piece of tarmac. I mean F1 is meant to be the pinnacle of motorsport yet how many on track overtakes are there in a season? and the plans for the future do not bade well for the sport...like 6 cylinders and 2.5 litres??? Wouldn't it be nice to return to slick tyres, ground effect, even turbos? Ecclestone has really got to get his sh1t together, cos with dwindling sponsorship and tv audiences something has got to give. It doesn't matter how much power they have as long as they can overtake. I hope they stick with V10's but the power produced is just silly. The tracks used have not helped...but all the new ones they are producing have been already producing better action. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARTIN R Posted March 5, 2005 Share Posted March 5, 2005 Id rather watch the Indycar series and that starts this weekend to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merckx Posted March 6, 2005 Share Posted March 6, 2005 Using just one set of tyres might not be such a good thing as Martin Brundle pointed out. They might be reluctant to try overtaking , if you flat spot a tyre it's very difficult to drive at 180 with so much vibration! More conservative driving is going to make it even less exciting than it is now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARTIN R Posted March 6, 2005 Share Posted March 6, 2005 anyone actually watch the race,i didnt found sleeping more interesting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muffleman Posted March 6, 2005 Share Posted March 6, 2005 Sky+ is my friend, and I watched it this morning. Well it was nice to see Michael Schumacher die on his arse, and DC put in a good drive to come in 4th, but otherwise ? Nah, still boring. The one set of tyres might spice things up at 'say' Monaco, but we'll see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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