I think the problem with F1 is that it is the extreme. It doesn't matter what
they do to the rules it will be like this anyway because every one is on the
limit and the difference it very little between cars that is why F1 is "boring
to some people" not me ofcoarse ;-)
Michael
Davidson wrote:
> I agree to some extent. But motor racing is a team sport. The drivers just
> guide the car around the track. I think it should be more of an engineer
> battle aswell as on the track battle. But as you said, it all comes down to
> how much money your team has, and also how much your team can work together.
>
> Scott
> Davo
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Tuesday, 12 September, 2000 22:53
> Subject: formula 1
>
> >Gday
> >
> >I have listened to evryones arguements of how formula 1 shouldnt be
> regulated
> >but have to disagree. I am not an engeneer, just a f1 spectator. If the
> f1's
> >werent regulated as to what they can or cant biuld then the races would be
> even
> >more lopsided than they already are. At the moment probably 4 different
> teams
> >have a realistic chance of winning a race. If there was no regulation then
> the
> >teams with the most money would have so many things the smaller less well
> funded
> >teams wouldnt, which would mean that for most teams there is no use even
> racing
> >as they cant win. At the moment there is bugger all passing in f1's and
> there
> >would be even less if FIA said there are no regs(excluding lapping
> backmarkers).
> >There is no doubt that the cars can go much faster but is this nessacarily
> >better? The safety of the spectators and marsshals would be comprimsied
> along
> >with the drivers. I rekon that if there were no regs to make the cars more
> even
> >that the top teams wwould have 500kph speeds in the starights. But ask
> yourself
> >this- Would you pay a couple of hundred dollars to go watch a race where
> the
> >cars are going so fast you cant even identify them, they would be gone from
> your
> >vantage point in less than a second. It doesnt make for entertaining
> viewing.
> >And if you were a sponsor would you pay 20 million bucks to have your logo
> on a
> >car that is going so fast that no one can actually see the logo. Without
> fans
> >and sponsors f1's wouldnt be around. I say slow em down, it is a race
> between
> >the drivers not the engineers.
> >
> >Pele.
> >
>
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