scuderiafan wrote:tok-tokkie wrote:I heartily agree with moderator intentions of trying to stop all the off topic crap that has crept onto this site. A year ago & the posts were informed technical discussions. Now the threads are blighted with uninformed opinions that get repeated ad naseum when they are challenged.
+100
I completely agree. I'm a long time lurker and the reason I joined was because I enjoyed everything about the technical side of F1. Then I show up here and it's full of stuff about financial stuff, Ross Brawn, and Honda. Let's get back to the technical side shall we?
Forum is for debate. If you want technical info there are very good blogs about, where one does not have the facility to express their opinion.
Most of what we see in F1 today cannot readily be explained by facts. Witness the RB6 and how it took many months of speculation to unravel its secrets.
Or the Mercedes W01, with the problems facing the car. It was from heated discussion that we got anywhere. Otherwise no one would have asked the question.
By seperating technical and non technical, you isolate those that dont have a technical understanding, thereby forming a basis for elitisim.
The great thing about F1Technical is those of us that dont have the understanding, can converse on a level with those that do.
I do agree that this thread has now probably run its course. W02 thread anyone?