Lower level Formuli with worse drivers and largely spec cars are always going to be closer. Doesn't make them better. Half the entertainment seems to come from people being rubbish/taking each other out.
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Lower level Formuli with worse drivers and largely spec cars are always going to be closer. Doesn't make them better. Half the entertainment seems to come from people being rubbish/taking each other out.
Watching on TV, I'll not pretend that close racing with collisions and crashes (as long as they're safe) add to the excitement rating and mix up the field.
The issue would be the sustainability of it in F1 because cars aren't the same specs. and resources aren't fairly distributed, so could teams afford the risk.
Instead of adding a sprint race, with all the additional risks, I'd much rather they make the sport, eg. the the main race, more competitive.
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Exactly.
F1 isn't far off FIFA for underhand nonsense and leadership being available for a bung.
Classic example. Ferrari "not guilty" but the result of 2019 investigation remains sealed, and the red car lost a load of pace immediately.
Yeah, not guilty.
Next seasons rule changes (and this seasons token system) may help level the field, but It won't be enough.
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I'm not even going to pretend to know the answers to my question, but I do feel something has to be done to help amend the current imbalance.
While I don't want all the cars to be carbon-copies (e.g. same specification), perhaps highly-standardised engines or power trains could be a measure.
If 70-85% of the parts are from the same source or standardised design, you'd only be allowing teams to squeeze out higher performance in the other parts.
The big teams could probably generate more power, but it wouldn't be a massive difference; teams would have to focus on aerodynamics and other parts.
Would that, however, be something the big teams would go for because Mercedes and Ferrari like the prestige and it's also a small part of their wider R&D?
Look at Russell: he's squeezing everything out of a Williams car and is still often near the back, yet one drive in a Mercedes and he's right at the front.
It would be nice for drivers to not be so heavily shackled by their car or, like Bottas, be helped so much to the point it covers their ineptitude.
I'm not advocating an absolutely level playing field; rather, I simply want it to be a closer race overall: more challenge at the front, middle and at the back.
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I like the sprint race format tbh, it works well in lots of other series and having the grid reversed in some way would definitely make F1 consistently more entertaining. There would still be qualifying as well as the main feature race... we lose 1 (maybe 2) practice sessions and gain an extra race. I hope they try it out at Silverstone as rumoured, cant go any worse than that time they pointlessly changed the quali format in 2016
Id say there are more wrecks primarily because of the reverse grid format they use and also because the cars are much more racey than F1 cars due to the decreased downforce and ability to stay in dirty air without their tyres getting murdered, this means everyone is in closer proximity for longer periods of time. The standard of drivers is admittedly lower though which also adds to the wrecks.
Id say there are more wrecks primarily because of the reverse grid format they use and also because the cars are much more racey than F1 cars due to the decreased downforce and ability to stay in dirty air without their tyres getting murdered, this means everyone is in closer proximity for longer periods of time. The standard of drivers is admittedly lower though which also adds to the wrecks.
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How to feel old for us even older than these two..
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RB will do anything to prove Albon is worthy to be in the 2nd seat.
The Aston Martin is a very nice looking car.
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I'm expecting Schumacher's car to do something similar later in the race...
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That was deja vu. A haas going off in the background. Was waiting for the fireball.
If he hadn't been in the Mercedes for the past few seasons, he'd be mid-grid or less. Mercedes have liked him because he's a quiet yes-man.
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