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"My F1 insight"

For the past two or three years Formula one has captured my heart,
I’m sure it’s captured a lot of other hearts as well.
But during the last season I think that F1 has become an unfair sport for the drivers.
Why?

Because drivers like Michael Schumacher always from the first or second row of the grid and then he ends up getting into the lead and romping of into the distance.
Which is all very well for Michael but it’s not very fair on the other drivers.
So what could we do to make it fairer?

Well we could categorise the cars like they do in the touring cars.
Maybe they could categorise them corresponding to their engine horsepower.
But then that would effectively be making F1 into a lower form of motor sport!

So the next thing that could be done to make the competition fairer is to make a rule that all the drivers must have the same amount of horsepower in their engines.
That way the drivers would have a better chance of keeping up with the other drivers.
They could choose any make of engine but they must all have the same amount of horsepower.

This would certainly make things fairer and there would be a lot more competition.
But it just wouldn’t be the same.
So maybe they could restrict the drivers maximum lead to maybe 17 seconds or something.
But I can’t really see any of those things happening!

So maybe the FIA people are doing the right thing by helping out the smaller teams by bringing in the new one engine rule!
‘cos lets face it without the new rule the smaller teams may never get the chance to catch up with the big boys of F1.
So there lays a small glimmer of hope for the smaller teams.
Infact it may even help some of the bigger teams like Mclaren or Jaguar.
But I can’t help thinking that some of these past few races have been rigged.

There was a lot of controversy over the last race. Barrichello had won that race fair and square.
But the Ferrari Boss only went and pulled team orders just at the last corner.
Therefor letting Schumi win.
Was it just to break his Jinx? at Spain or was it for other reasons.
If it was for other reasons then I can’t think what reasons those reasons could be..
Schumi surely didn’t need the points.
It would have been real nice if the Ferrari Boys let Barrichello have some glory for a change other than letting Michael have it all.

Also I reckon half the races Michael has won.
Why?
Because it’s all very well winning four or five races but winning 8+ races seems a little bit farfetched.
Michael may be the greatest driver of all time but I think he’s starting to turn into a bit of a glory hog.
Of only Mika Hakkenin were here he’d soon show Michael who’s boss.
What Formula one needs is a complete refurbishment of the top drivers.
Maybe the younger generation could be given a chance to show there worthiness.
I very much doubt though if any of this will ever happen.
Especially as Michael Schumacher is trailing yet another championship win.

Something that could be done that would make things fairer without affecting the race itself would be to limit the amount off championships a driver can win in a row.
Maybe they could limit it to two championship wins, that way drivers like Michael would have to back down and let somebody else win the championship for a change.

I think most of the smaller teams would appreciate the chance at the championship.
But yet again I wouldn’t expect to see this happen.
So I guess the one engine rule will have to do for now.

So With the recent palaver at Spain I reckon Formula1 has entered it’s dark ages.
But there is no question about it Formula1 is one of the most popular motor sports in the world, in fact personally I’d say that F1 is the most popular sport in the world next to football.

So I raise a glass to the drivers and teams that make up my favourite sport F1.
*Raises Glass*
Here’s to Formula One!

Karl Wendlinger went into a coma in the 94 season. What a tragic year that was.

funkygamer wrote:
> I can see where you are coming from, and there are certainly safety
> issues, does anybody know how many people (drivers / spectators) have
> died or been critically injured at Monaco compared to other tracks?

I don't think this would be relevent in modern F1, as critical injuries and fatalities are not very common anymore.(certainly when compared to Nascar, Indycar or Kart)

The last serious incident i can think of was Karl Wendlinger's accident at the swimming pool, which caused him to go into a coma. But that was back in '94 or '95 as far as i can remember.

No doubt about it MOnaco is a dangerous track.

But with the cars getting safer and safer these days I don't see any reason to take Monaco out of the claendar.

Your Honour wrote:
> It wasn't a great race. There was no way Schuey was going to get past
> DC. Schuey had the faster car during the race, but simply couldn't get
> past, it's as simple as that.

Boo-Hoo to Schumacher! If he is the best driver in the world, with the fastest car on the track, and he STILL can not overtake DC, I have no pity. If he is as good as everybody says, he should have been able to overtake, if not on the track, then through cunning use of pit stops, in modern Formula 1, you don't have to physically overtake the race leader to get in front of him, strategy counts.

> Yes, Monaco is a great spectacle, and it sums up the image and glamour
> of F1, but the cars have outgrown the track. Back in the 60's Monaco
> was a good race, but now the cars have changed so much that it's
> poo.

I can see where you are coming from, and there are certainly safety issues, does anybody know how many people (drivers / spectators) have died or been critically injured at Monaco compared to other tracks?

Grandprix wrote:
> Yep, I've even been to Silverstone 6 of the last 9 years. Can't go
> this year unless I can win some free tickets...

That's something I have always wanted to do.

Yep, I've even been to Silverstone 6 of the last 9 years. Can't go this year unless I can win some free tickets...

Grandprix wrote:
> Yep, I've watched every race and qualifying session since 1993 even if
> it meant watching it in German in a foreign country. I've watched most
> of the 91 and 92 seasons as well. I've even watched the warmup and
> free practise sessions when they were being screened on Eurosport. If
> worse comes to worse, I use the internet the internet to keep in touch
> with qualifying when it isn't live on TV.

So I guess were both thourough bred F-1 fans then eh? :p

Yep, I've watched every race and qualifying session since 1993 even if it meant watching it in German in a foreign country. I've watched most of the 91 and 92 seasons as well. I've even watched the warmup and free practise sessions when they were being screened on Eurosport. If worse comes to worse, I use the internet the internet to keep in touch with qualifying when it isn't live on TV.

Your Honour wrote:
> Doughnut Monster wrote:
> Last season I watched every Single race live even if it meant
> getting
> up at five in the morning to watch it.
>
> Now is that proof or is that proof?
>
>
>
> Well done, but some of us have been doing that for many year

One of my friends introduced me to F-1 when I was about ten.

Then when I got my own telly when I was about 14 I have been watching F-1 ever since.

I for one am glad he introduced me to this weird and wonderfull sport.

Doughnut Monster wrote:
> Last season I watched every Single race live even if it meant getting
> up at five in the morning to watch it.
>
> Now is that proof or is that proof?



Well done, but some of us have been doing that for many years.