Lewis's engine mode was apparently set that way from the start, not by him. Nico had switched into it, so knew to switch out of it. I understand why they put in radio bans due to hints on where to brake, how their team mate was taking corners etc. But this was just stupid. I want to ee drivers race, and if that means an engineer has to tell them what to fix, so be it.
Surprised there wasn't many incidents. There was talk of another DRS detection zone, but I think that would allow the overtaken driver to take the place back every time. Then you have just neutralized the DR pass completely. I'd think just getting rid of the second DRS zone would work better. That is if they come back, I saw lots of empty seats in the stands.
What are you talking about paraphrasing? I said "apparently" because that is what I read. I was just clarifying what was being discussed. Sorry I didn't give you a link.
As for the DRS stuff, I didn't read that anywhere, so if anyone else had the same thought, well that's called a coincidence. And the crowds? I watched the TV. It showed pictures. There were lots of empty seats. You sound grumpy.
Race was brutal. Looked like it was being held in a maximum security prison.
This after Eccelstone slammed Montreal.
Like all F1, it's all about the money
The pits in Montreal are kinda...uh, the pits. It probably wouldn't hurt to spend a few million to upgrade them and guarantee it keeps coming back for awhile. Compared to some of the other circuits, I think Montreal gets by spending very little money. I assume it is quite profitable for the city. Is the track privately owned/managed or is it run by the city?
Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone is not impressed that no work has been done on building new paddock at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve and that the race has yet to land a major sponsor.
Several quotes like that when in Montreal. Called the contract in doubt.
Improvements are supposed to have been made by 2017, and that is probably unlikely. But not sides blame the other for delays.
Montreal is a great venue. Spectacular TV, in my opinion. That last venue was brutal, but they paid large to get it there.
But ptobably just more off the cuff remarks like Bernie is famous for.
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Given that it is an off week and I've been reading some of the Baku reaction, I thought now might be an interesting time to give my 2 cents on "how to fix F1", which seems to be a popular topic of conversation in the last little while. I saw it more so in the offseason but it still comes up all the time.
There are only a few of us that actually post here but I'd be curious if anyone else has thoughts on the topic.
I'll try and be somewhat brief in each point but that'll mean I won't fully flesh out all of my thoughts. Let's just assume that most ideas would need some working out and some may not be viable at all except in a dream world.
EDIT: Ended up being kind of long so I put it under spoiler tags.
Spoiler!
Problem: Management of the sport is all messed up.
Solution: Get rid of Bernie, first off. Man is a total cancer. Then find a way to get new ownership. CVC and their ilk are milking F1 for all it is worth. They have more in common with FIFA and the IOC than they do with the Premiere League, NFL, NBA, NHL. That is to say CVC doesn't give a crap about the sustainability, they just want to take out every last penny of profit and then sell it down the road. They aren't interested in the health and viability of the sport or the teams over the long term.
Then get some real management that will work with the FIA and the team/drivers associations to ensure that the money is reinvested back into the sport. Make it profitable to host races and stop leaving the smaller teams to go bankrupt to compete. Make watching and following the sport easier. Give better access to teams and drivers. Stop holding tracks and cities hostage (thanks Bernie) and forcing them to spend hundreds of millions in blood money just to host a race.
Hopefully this would kill a number of problems. Folding teams, pay drivers, lack of performance convergence, major auto manufacturers staying away from the sport.
Problem: Cars are boring.
Solution: This one I legit think is easy. Unfortunately they seem to be going the other direction.
Reduce aero packages to make the cars more difficult to drive and reduce dirty air. Allow cars to follow more closely without ruining their grip levels or tire wear. Nascar recently did this and the drivers love it.
Find a better solution than the hideous looking halo for head protection.
Have Pirelli develop tires that have clear steps between performance and have the faster tires have a clearly quicker drop off rate.
Problem: Tracks are boring and in the wrong countries.
Solution: Twofold. First, along the lines of the first point I made, have ownership and FOM actually care about growing their audience and not just accepting huge payments and bribes from authoritarian regimes with awful human rights records.
Second, develop the tracks to be safe but less forgiving. I think a track like Montreal is safe, it just also doesn't have 100 foot concrete runoff areas at every turn. If gravel isn't safe enough and a wall isn't desirable for safety reasons then find something else that is punishing to runoff into.
Obviously growing it in NA would be great for us. More exposure, better times (for us and for europe; canada always gets great ratings because it is on in primetime), easier to attend races, easier to buy merch lol.
I don't have an issue expanding into new territory, just don't do it into such horrible places. Korea, India, a non-oppressive middle eastern country (those exist right?) are all ok with me. I'm even sort of ok with Russia. Just get rid of places like Azerbaijan, Abu Dhabi and Bahrain.
The devastating split of Indycar in the mid 90s proves that people will go elsewhere. Indy used to be big. Now it is all about Nascar and Indy is failing despite having entertaining races (their hideous cars don't help but I digress). The sporting landscape is crazy competitive. F1 needs to quickly adapt and modernize their business model. The teams, especially Ferrari, Mercedes and Red Bull need to stop trying to fix the sport in their favor and actively screw the smaller teams into financial ruin or in 10 years they will be the only 3 teams competing anymore. Winning is great but, to use Game of Thrones terminology, sometimes I wonder if they are like Littlefinger and would be happy to burn the kingdom to the ground, just to be king of the ashes. They need to realize that increased competition and marketability will improve their financial situation. By withholding competition and development they are helping themselves maintain a monopoly on the front of the grid but are jeopardizing the sport as a whole.
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But this was just stupid. I want to ee drivers race, and if that means an engineer has to tell them what to fix, so be it.
I agree. At very least, let the team explain to the stewards what the issue is, explain to the stewards exactly what communication the engineer wants to convey to the driver, then allow the stewards to decide if this simple communication can be permitted and will now allow a driver to "race". A blanket radio ban is ridiculous, the rule needs to be tweaked.
The devastating split of Indycar in the mid 90s proves that people will go elsewhere. Indy used to be big. Now it is all about Nascar and Indy is failing despite having entertaining races (their hideous cars don't help but I digress). The sporting landscape is crazy competitive. F1 needs to quickly adapt and modernize their business model. The teams, especially Ferrari, Mercedes and Red Bull need to stop trying to fix the sport in their favor and actively screw the smaller teams into financial ruin or in 10 years they will be the only 3 teams competing anymore. Winning is great but, to use Game of Thrones terminology, sometimes I wonder if they are like Littlefinger and would be happy to burn the kingdom to the ground, just to be king of the ashes. They need to realize that increased competition and marketability will improve their financial situation. By withholding competition and development they are helping themselves maintain a monopoly on the front of the grid but are jeopardizing the sport as a whole.[/SPOILER]
Great Points!
I cherished the C.A.R.T. and Champcar days and yeah, I went elsewhere....to F1. It was the ONLY alternative (besides the hideaous, farting, flying, death traps of Tony George) to get my open wheel fix. Not to derail but in Champcar's final season emerged the Panoz DP01 chassis, my gawd what a car that we bnever really got to see perform.
Your first comment is the key though, get rid of Bernie, He's poison.
Dumb move by Rosberg. looked like he clearly tried to run Hamilton off.
I almost feel bad for Rosberg. Every time Lewis pulls a questionable move, Lewis gets away with it as a racing move and Nico gets the worst of it. And when Rosberg makes a questionable move, he ends up getting the worst of it.
