I don't understand why you are getting so bent out of shape. It's a very simple concept - the teams try to get as much speed out of the cars as possible, the FIA in the name of safety makes sure formula changes slow down the cars to offset the rapid development, they do a good job of getting everyone to agree to the changes and making the process of slowing down the cars not too drastic.Cam wrote:So the FIA is supposed to slow the cars down?? Here I was thinking they were responsible for "the licensing and arbitration of Formula One".stephenwh wrote:Looking at everything I would say F1 got it just about perfect...the lap times are going to come down as the teams understand this new formula better, and as the engines get updates. I really don't see what the problem is at all...the FIA is supposed to slow the cars down a bit with each major change...
Well, they need to tell that MrE before someone applies for a 'false and mis-leading' advertising case. Because I bought F1 and when I got it home it wasn't as described on the package.
In that case, a revised F1 brand should be:Yep, that'll do it. If that is published on the F1 site, then I have no argument to give.Formula 1® racing is a test of machine with a ballast of man, made by the FIA and it reserves the right to slow, uglify, and quieten the cars (the 'formula') - while keeping car and driver well within their limits in an ever increasing search for 'economy' - but not cash economy - the FIA and FOM encourage as much cash spending as whoever is willing to pass it over. The 'one goal - speed', is replaced by the one goal 'it's the car, stupid', whereby only the results of the car is deemed to be relevant to a drivers performance.
Your last paragraph is just a head scratcher. The teams made ugly cars this year, not the FIA, and besides not all of them are ugly, I personally think the Mercedes is a beautiful car. There isn't one goal, there is two. Speed and Safety.