Might as well cross out ''Formula 1'' and write NASCAR on it. No one is hating on sparks coming back, what we're hating on is that F1 is grasping at straws to ''improve'' F1 whilst all they're doing is adding some sparklers. The fans have voiced their opinion -very loudly-, the current engine sucks, the tone, the volume, everything. Same goes for the stupid ****ing fuel limiting exercise and the double points at the end. Nothing is being done about the important bits, instead they've added sparklers in the hope to keep us happy. It's complete bull****.
Because it's just too fake! It might improve the visual aspect of "the show", but it does absolutely nothing to improve the racing! What's next? As I've previously posted, piping in the sound of better sounding engines around the circuits to improve the show? How about pretend fuel stops where you put a fuel hose on the car for a random, FIA generated period of time but don't actually put any more fuel in the car? - At least that would mix the racing up a bit! How about introducing colour dyes into the tyres so that the cars can generate pretty coloured smoke when they lock up/wheel spin? How about awarding WDC points based on judges decisions for the best F1 drifting round corners during a race? - That way, even if your car's crap you could still win some Championship points! How about a success ballast? - For every point your score, you have to carry an extra 1Kg of ballast in the next race. Once you finish a race outside of the points then all of the extra ballast is removed and you start again! As it is, I don't recall any of the fans who were asked about the problems with current F1 stating that it was the lack of sparks!
What he said. Eventually we won't need those temperamental drivers and pesky cars. F1 will be entirely green in a Max Headroom sort of way.
I hear you, and agree it doesn't improve the racing. But again, so what? Nobody complained that it was 'fake' before - let's just change the rules so they're not leaving wood-splinters on the tarmac whenever they bottom out. Again, I think it would look particularly cool under the lights, where's the harm in that? Maybe even get few 'oohs & aahs' from the peanut gallery. I understand they still sound like crap, and they're hardly pretty, so even just helping the visual aspect can't be bad, surely? Don't joke!.... They already do pretty much that in various series. In the WEC it's their BOP, the BTCC calls it something else, MotoGP has the 'Ducati rules', but it's all fake ways to try and level the field. Despite howls to the contrary, this years F1 rules were (basically) agreed by the 'stakeholders' about two years back and do not change They made their bed, now they've gotta lie in it. No added ballast, no breathing restrictions, no 'Ducati' exception and so on. (I love that last one! ) Then we have 7 different *manufacturers*, & three different PU suppliers, in the top 10 separated by about 0.9s. It ain't that bad. "Careful what you wish for"...... Cheers, Ian PS - is there any BOP (or similar) nonsense in the Aussie supercars?
It's just too much: "Oohh! - Look at the pretty sparklers!" The original sparking cars didn't do it because it looks pretty, they did it because of their ridiculously low ride heights. The planks were brought in to prevent the low ride heights because if any air got underneath those old cars then they became uncontrollable and tended to fly off the circuit. Do you really want to watch F1 and tell people: "Yeah, the racings crap but the sparks are pretty!"? No disrespect to anyone (and I'm not homophobic!), but that's a bit gay TBH! It's supposed to be a race to see who's the fastest over a set time/distance! - not a firework display! Yep! - And you can see the drivers who have qualified well despite success ballast just give up places in races because they know the ballast will cause their tyres to fall apart if they try to fight for positions and they end up at the back of the field!
"At least they're considering a standing restart after a safety car period" Yea....I really like this one....dumping massive torque through the driveline that is adhered to the tarmac by hot sticky tires. Looks like a recipe for mechanical failures not to mention the potential for the usual turn one melee over and over. How would you like to be the driver re-starting on the dirty side of the track with 3+ inches of extra roll-out on your rear tires courtesy of shed rubber? Jeez! "Nobody complained that it was 'fake' before - let's just change the rules so they're not leaving wood-splinters on the tarmac whenever they bottom out" Correct me if I am wrong but sparks were produced by sacrificial rub-blocks that were protecting underside of the chassis from being ground away.
How about giving the drivers certain storylines, like driver A stole driver B's wife but driver b thought driver d did it which resulted in driver b punching driver d out in the pit line, Stay tuned for the next episode of days of our F1 driver's lives.
But, does driver A get double points added or subtracted for stealing driver B's wife. And, if she becomes pregnant and gives birth, but her husband drives for a different team than Driver A, which team is given constructor's points (being that both were involved with "building" the child). So many possibilities!
I love it! And then add a camera which shows them down shifting and really mashing the throttle down when they go and overtake on a straight. Perhaps add a blurry screen too, for added reality. HEY BERNIE!
My wish list, I know not everyone agrees: Remove most of the down force, Bring back the V8s,V10,V12s . This is racing keep it simple and do away with ERS! Ago
