But then how would they pander to the 0.21% of F1 fans that value the environmental friendliness of F1 over the cost and excitement?
This is all getting very Hollywood. Like watching producers try to breath life into a terrible script by casting lots of has-been stars and hoping they'll help the box office.
I am a fan of F1 bit loud noisy IC engines, I am a fan of nature and the environment; Simply Busing fans in instead of allowing them to drive in would save more of the environment than making F1 use "green" engines and technology. It would also save more than disallowing testing between races. 200,000 fans use a lot more fuel, oil, rubber, food,... than 20 F1 cars, drivers, and the 10 teams
Why not just make cars illegal to the public? F the environment...I'll drive any car I want anywhere I want.
Well said. Not to bring (even more) politics into the conversation, but this is happening in many areas of life. IF Liberty had some balls they would run a pre-race (for show) with ex-driver in a variety of cars from different era's, Put ex-champions in them and then let the crow decide (on an app because 2020,duh!) which one they liked best. set up a fireworks display trackside that goes of on whatever car gets the most "likes". I bet it would not be a 2019 car who got the popular vote. They need to realise they are selling a show as much as a race. If Liberty ran WWE they would all be wresting in hazmat suits and bathing caps.
I think Liberty knows they're selling a show; that's why an initial push for urban races. A Super Bowl atmosphere every 2 weeks! Then reality set in....
We will have very interesting radios if it were true. Renault remains one of the most overpromised under delivered team.
IF they stay, that is. Renault is now begging for state help - read here: state money. I guess that the extra spending of Formula One will be difficult to justify, considering the "results" (or lack of...) acheived so far. As for Fernando, I am with Bas (Jaski) on that matter; why would the guy come back for three more years of misery in the middle of the field with a car unable to win? It would be a repeat of his McLaren crucible of 2015-2017. Renault has a lot to gain in P.R matters, Fernando a lot to lose. Doesn't make much sense to me. Rgds
If Liberty is willing to pay Nando’s salary for the spectacle, stands to reason they might be pushing for Vettel to partner Hamilton to finally spice up championships
The weenies running F1 seem to miss one very simple fundamental fact...F1 racing is by its very nature EXCESSIVE! So, all of this eco-crap, fuel capacity limits, fuel flow limits, etc. are contrary to the nature of the sport, period. Deep down, I think that this is what annoys lots of fans. We expect race cars, F1 in particular, to go as fast as they can. Not go as fast as you can but don't use too much fuel, don't make too much noise and be kind to the environment whilst doing so. It all just seems like it is becoming virtual racing.
Because maybe they can control their emotions a bit better than Vettel. He over - drove the car, made terrible mistakes on lap 1 at times, lack of patience. Well beneath the image of his 4WDC standing. He made preventable mistakes under stress and anger or lack of awareness. No matter he is out and not missed by me. On his own in the car he 'owns' his actions. Probably the worst pressure driver with multiple titles it appears to me.
Sorry, back to my point, still think he would put up a bigger fight than Bottas against Hamilton at Merc so Liberty should actively be pushing for him there rather than Alonso at Renault.
Put it this way...did LeClerc or Raikkonen spin or crash the number of times Vettel did? I think that’s your answer... I do like Vettel and I’m going to miss his talent on the grid but fair is fair and he didn’t close at Ferrari the way he did at Red Bull. Folks sometimes forget, two of those four championships were won in the final race against a strong Alonso. Vettel is no joke but lost a bit of the magic the last few seasons or Hamilton raised his game to another level. Probably a bit of both
We expect F1 cars to go as fast as physics allows them to go. The only limitation on how fast the cars can go should be dimensions, weights, tires, and fuel.
In an ideal world yes, but in fact it rarely ever happened. Reliability used to play a bit role, and drivers had to look after their cars to finish races in the past. Apart from saving the tyres to avoid pit stops, they also had to look after their transmission, go easy on gearchanges, nurse their clutch, and their brakes to be able to finish. Before revs limiters, drivers has to avoid over-revving their engines, or valve springs would break. The rate of attrition due to poor reliability was terrible up to the 90s, with often less than half the field finishing a GP. So races were never flat-out from start to finish, and the wins often went to those who were fast but also knew how to manage their car. Now engines are rarely stressed to their limits, but tyre management has a great influence in the outcome of GPs. Nobody actually pushes his car as fast as it can, simply because that would ruin the tyres withing a few laps.
Agreed! And yes, I think they vastly underestimated how F1 is run. It really isn't simple. Bernie was a very, very smart man and very shrewd. Few things happened without his say so (such as engines which he really didn't want, either!). Ousting him early was a very daft move. Was Bernie limited himself by not accepting certain things (social media, online viewing for races and so on, but they should've kept him around a lot longer..
