ways to make Formula 1 interesting again
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Make the current pilots be drivers.
De restrict engines. More power, more cylinders, more noise.
Throw away drs. I don't care if there have been more overtakes since drs. It's contrived overtaking. Out braking, out cornering, out accelerating - that's the fun of it, not drs rubbish.
Bring back fuel stops. Make the teams come up with their own strategy, not a follow the herd strategy.
Only have 2 tyres - wet and dry.
Use far less aero, it's boring.
Keep it simple. Let teams do what they want - the objective is to go fast and win the race. If there are worries about "only the rich teams winning" then cap the max spend.
Oh, who cares? F1 is crap anyway, BTCC & WEC is where the magic lies.
De restrict engines. More power, more cylinders, more noise.
Throw away drs. I don't care if there have been more overtakes since drs. It's contrived overtaking. Out braking, out cornering, out accelerating - that's the fun of it, not drs rubbish.
Bring back fuel stops. Make the teams come up with their own strategy, not a follow the herd strategy.
Only have 2 tyres - wet and dry.
Use far less aero, it's boring.
Keep it simple. Let teams do what they want - the objective is to go fast and win the race. If there are worries about "only the rich teams winning" then cap the max spend.
Oh, who cares? F1 is crap anyway, BTCC & WEC is where the magic lies.
FastRich said:
Make the current pilots be drivers.
De restrict engines. More power, more cylinders, more noise.
Throw away drs. I don't care if there have been more overtakes since drs. It's contrived overtaking. Out braking, out cornering, out accelerating - that's the fun of it, not drs rubbish.
Bring back fuel stops. Make the teams come up with their own strategy, not a follow the herd strategy.
Only have 2 tyres - wet and dry.
Use far less aero, it's boring.
Keep it simple. Let teams do what they want - the objective is to go fast and win the race. If there are worries about "only the rich teams winning" then cap the max spend.
Oh, who cares? F1 is crap anyway, BTCC & WEC is where the magic lies.
You were doing so well untill you said the taxi crashing championship was magic De restrict engines. More power, more cylinders, more noise.
Throw away drs. I don't care if there have been more overtakes since drs. It's contrived overtaking. Out braking, out cornering, out accelerating - that's the fun of it, not drs rubbish.
Bring back fuel stops. Make the teams come up with their own strategy, not a follow the herd strategy.
Only have 2 tyres - wet and dry.
Use far less aero, it's boring.
Keep it simple. Let teams do what they want - the objective is to go fast and win the race. If there are worries about "only the rich teams winning" then cap the max spend.
Oh, who cares? F1 is crap anyway, BTCC & WEC is where the magic lies.
Make the drivers position on the gird in the next race dependant, on their finish in the race just gone - but in reverse
Hamilton, Rosberg et all will all have to start from near the back and race their way to the front. No grid penalties for changing engines or gearboxes etc, just a 10 second stop/go pit penalty in the middle of the race.
Oh and make them use the smallest possible fuel tank and bring back fuel stops.
Hamilton, Rosberg et all will all have to start from near the back and race their way to the front. No grid penalties for changing engines or gearboxes etc, just a 10 second stop/go pit penalty in the middle of the race.
Oh and make them use the smallest possible fuel tank and bring back fuel stops.
I would like to have rule stability and force the constructors to produce customer cars, with the only restriction being that customer teams could only run 1 car, would allow manufacturers to compete for the constructors championship and customers could stand a chance of the drivers if they were very lucky.
I can't believe people are saying bring back refuelling. watching someone qualify in the top 5 to then peel off into the pits on lap 8? That's not racing, its artificial.
Schumacher won most of his championships without passing anyone on track I my eyes, it was all strategy.
Widen the track back to 1992 width. No DRS. Widen the tyres ( more than 2017 regs) and give them a free choice on tyre compound. Remove the rear wing, and give these guys enough fuel to go flat out till the flag.
Schumacher won most of his championships without passing anyone on track I my eyes, it was all strategy.
Widen the track back to 1992 width. No DRS. Widen the tyres ( more than 2017 regs) and give them a free choice on tyre compound. Remove the rear wing, and give these guys enough fuel to go flat out till the flag.
Kermit74 said:
I can't believe people are saying bring back refuelling. watching someone qualify in the top 5 to then peel off into the pits on lap 8? That's not racing, its artificial.
Schumacher won most of his championships without passing anyone on track I my eyes, it was all strategy.
Widen the track back to 1992 width. No DRS. Widen the tyres ( more than 2017 regs) and give them a free choice on tyre compound. Remove the rear wing, and give these guys enough fuel to go flat out till the flag.
Agree about the refuelling. It was all strategy, very little passing happened on track. Refuelling=less passes on track.Schumacher won most of his championships without passing anyone on track I my eyes, it was all strategy.
Widen the track back to 1992 width. No DRS. Widen the tyres ( more than 2017 regs) and give them a free choice on tyre compound. Remove the rear wing, and give these guys enough fuel to go flat out till the flag.
I disagree about the fuel though. You could make the fuel tanks 500litres but no one would fill them. They rarely fill the tanks at most races as it is now. There's a fastest way to get to the end and that involves an element of under fuelling the car, especially if they expect a safety car. They hardly ever fill the car to the brim.
What about swapping all the drivers for BTCC drivers, that'd make for an interesting watch!
Other than that, reduce regulation, let them go mad, set a limit on something, be it BHP, torque, capacity, whatever, then leave the rest up to the teams, you'll get variation that way. The only problem is nowadays everything can be tested on a computer, so you won't get mad things that don't really work (such as "hey let's just add more wheels. More wheels = more grip). But you can still let the cars run how they want. You want to utilise DRS great, use it whenever you want! You wanna get rid of most of the aero and have a fan sucking the car to the floor, fantastic go for it. NOS? yes please? Think about it, smaller engine with the same power, less weight. Want to cover the wheels? Go for it. Enclosed cockpit. Sure do what you like. Four wheel drive? Four wheel steering?
How about letting them get on with designing the pinicle of engineering without going yes you can do that IH no you can't do that it has to be this way cause all you get is the same car painted different colours
Other than that, reduce regulation, let them go mad, set a limit on something, be it BHP, torque, capacity, whatever, then leave the rest up to the teams, you'll get variation that way. The only problem is nowadays everything can be tested on a computer, so you won't get mad things that don't really work (such as "hey let's just add more wheels. More wheels = more grip). But you can still let the cars run how they want. You want to utilise DRS great, use it whenever you want! You wanna get rid of most of the aero and have a fan sucking the car to the floor, fantastic go for it. NOS? yes please? Think about it, smaller engine with the same power, less weight. Want to cover the wheels? Go for it. Enclosed cockpit. Sure do what you like. Four wheel drive? Four wheel steering?
How about letting them get on with designing the pinicle of engineering without going yes you can do that IH no you can't do that it has to be this way cause all you get is the same car painted different colours
Davep24 said:
Manual gearboxes and no telemetry, this will make the drivers do something and the pit crew wont know if the car is about to explode
I don't think going retro is such a good idea. Let's use modern technology. No one would seriously suggest going back to starting handles and manual advance and retard, so why fully manual g/boxes? I don't see what it would do for the spectacle.I don't think there's a lot wrong with F1 as it is. But then the powers that be decide to change the regs and go for the dominance of aero. Yep, well done guys. Who could have predicted you'd do something so silly? I mean, apart from the fans. At the moment an endplate comes off and the car has to have the nose cone replaced because it slows the car. Next season a car with slightly damaged aero probably won't make it round the lap to get it fixed.
I know aero is technology, and more up to date than semi auto gearboxes and such, but the cars look terrible.
I saw a nosecone off a car at Mercedes-Benz World and it is a work of art. So stick it on a wall and let's go for a plank, if anything at the front. I think the reduced rear element doesn't look too bad. I accept it shouldn't be about looks, but they are more important than the sound.
We keep hearing about how "F1 cars have so much downforce they can drive on the roof of a tunnel" so.... at one point of each race the track splits for a few hundred metres, one is a windy, slow chicane and the other a barrel roll that takes less time. Shows which drivers and teams have the confidence their car won't break down, rewarding those that take the risk!
Failing that, perhaps one way to level things and make it about the driver is to split component development between the teams: one team makes chassis, one engines, one gearboxes, one suspension, etc. and they all come together to make one car that's equal for all. That way the smaller teams can make the cheaper components but still compete with the bigger teams that can afford better drivers, rather than just be about most expensive car wins? My two cents at least!
Failing that, perhaps one way to level things and make it about the driver is to split component development between the teams: one team makes chassis, one engines, one gearboxes, one suspension, etc. and they all come together to make one car that's equal for all. That way the smaller teams can make the cheaper components but still compete with the bigger teams that can afford better drivers, rather than just be about most expensive car wins? My two cents at least!
Many interesting ideas. In Sweden interest is fuelled atm by our Swedish driver. But in general getting new fans is pretty hard for the sport. The license to show f1 has become so expensive that you have to pay lots of dough every month for a special motor sport tv channel. So getting new people in is almost impossible. When i was young everyone could see it, and lots of people did, even if they were not hard core fans. That doesn't exist anymore. I think the greed is digging their own grave.
How is it in other countries with tv coverage?
How is it in other countries with tv coverage?
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