There was also a period where half the field had the same engine. Granted, some were in different states of tune, but the relative difference was pretty close. Then you had other teams using "last year's factory chassis", etc.vorticism wrote: ↑04 Mar 2022, 18:22This goes back to an over-emphasis on "the quality of the racing" (whatever that means). Road course racing was never much of a spectator sport since you couldn't see much, especially in the early days, compared to oval racing. Was more of a way to picnic. Yet in modern years the fans and race organizers worry themselves over how to see more passes and crashes, because they are perhaps too obsessed with the personality cults of drivers. If the impetus remained as "technicians showing up to post fastest times in order to win a competition, while picnic'ers watch occasionally" there'd be less niggling over the aesthetics of a given race. The ease of making and broadcasting video these days is perhaps partly to blame.
The current regs were aimed at closer following distances, yet, they are trying to emulate some aspect of the past for dubious reasons. If racing was closer in the past, this was by accident, no by design. Cars of certain eras had no wings, but not because of the rulebook.
Motor racing was never about spectating. People started racing cars because they wanted to drive fast and prove themselves against likeminded others. That someone else might want to watch was irrelevant. Indeed, motor racing in Europe started with road racing because there was no consideration of spectators. It was only when people decided to try to make money out of other people's enjoyment, helped by road racing falling out of favour with governments, that circuit racing took off.
Get $200m and start a new F1 team
I'm hopeful but not expectant.Hoffman900 wrote: ↑10 Mar 2022, 16:41Anyone else still skeptical of the new rules?
I’m not sure they’re going to improve the show and if they look sloppy / lazy on tv, I can’t see this being a success. I’ve drawn the comparison to NASCAR’s ‘Car of a Tomorrow’ flop, which came out at peak NASCAR. It kind of feels like that, so far.
Agreed.jjn9128 wrote: ↑10 Mar 2022, 16:42I'm hopeful but not expectant.Hoffman900 wrote: ↑10 Mar 2022, 16:41Anyone else still skeptical of the new rules?
I’m not sure they’re going to improve the show and if they look sloppy / lazy on tv, I can’t see this being a success. I’ve drawn the comparison to NASCAR’s ‘Car of a Tomorrow’ flop, which came out at peak NASCAR. It kind of feels like that, so far.
I used to watch CART / Champ Car and this style of aero definitely made for good racing, even on street circuits.Hoffman900 wrote: ↑10 Mar 2022, 16:41Anyone else still skeptical of the new rules?
I’m not sure they’re going to improve the show and if they look sloppy / lazy on tv, I can’t see this being a success. I’ve drawn the comparison to NASCAR’s ‘Car of a Tomorrow’ flop, which came out at peak NASCAR. It kind of feels like that, so far.
It does, but the field was spread pretty close.djos wrote: ↑10 Mar 2022, 22:32I used to watch CART / Champ Car and this style of aero definitely made for good racing, even on street circuits.Hoffman900 wrote: ↑10 Mar 2022, 16:41Anyone else still skeptical of the new rules?
I’m not sure they’re going to improve the show and if they look sloppy / lazy on tv, I can’t see this being a success. I’ve drawn the comparison to NASCAR’s ‘Car of a Tomorrow’ flop, which came out at peak NASCAR. It kind of feels like that, so far.
There’s some encouraging footage from the first day of Bahrain testing showing several cars battling on track. It’s obviously not as serious as it would be on race day, but encouraging none the less.Hoffman900 wrote: ↑10 Mar 2022, 22:34It does, but the field was spread pretty close.djos wrote: ↑10 Mar 2022, 22:32I used to watch CART / Champ Car and this style of aero definitely made for good racing, even on street circuits.Hoffman900 wrote: ↑10 Mar 2022, 16:41Anyone else still skeptical of the new rules?
I’m not sure they’re going to improve the show and if they look sloppy / lazy on tv, I can’t see this being a success. I’ve drawn the comparison to NASCAR’s ‘Car of a Tomorrow’ flop, which came out at peak NASCAR. It kind of feels like that, so far.
Anyone have estimates on pace that could result in good wheel to wheel racing? Probably < .5” / lap at most track lengths.