Sunday, May 8, 2011

F1 Manager


Remember when F1 and WRC used to bring technical enhancements, huge improvements, speed and excitement. Turbo engines, insane speed and heroic drivers.

Those days are sadly gone. too many things you can't do? why?


After the limits on aero fans, wings and weight and ultimately engines. Then came limits on suspension, limits on electronic aids, etc etc.

Safety became THE issue and thats great too that safety was looked at.

But now ENTERTAINMENT is the issue. Thats BULLSHIT!

Nowdays, F1 is all about refinement and management that becomes a logistics battle and nothing more.

In China 2011, Webber saved tyres and came from the rear of the grid to the podium. Jokingly (NOT) he actually commented that he should do that as his real race strategy as it basically made no difference.
Turkey proves the point again that the restrictions are forcing teams not to try.
Qualifying again has become a tyre management issue. teams parking their cars in the garage instead of really going for it.

"Just good enough" seems acceptable. I am really pissed that F1 has gone down this path. Kind of makes you wish that the F1 Split DID happen 2 years ago.

Now it just reminds me of those F1 manager type games where you plan the race and the driver just follows your commands.


Driver skill doesn't really account for too much these days. The F1 champ this year will be the one who can drive gently???wooooooooooooh? I'm not really impressed.

You drive your heart out to get to F1, then they say, don't drive as fast as you can. WTF!!!!???

I guess thats why the red bull designer made the F1 concept. It's almost a dare to F1 to free the rules.

Tracks have not become faster however. The cars have some restrictions, but the tracks are still built with the same basic ideas in mind. boredom.

Under less control it was radical.



I WANT

F1 Car with wide track, Super grippy wide tyres, Full auto transmission, Traction Controlled Electric Jet whatever motor boosted, Turbo and Supercharged Hybrid, Fan assisted hugely winged, active suspensioned, with whatever engine and carbon nanotube frame soft impact bodied car capable of damage resistance. Ai driver assists, The best tyres the manufacturer can make and as many pit stops as your thirsty or efficient engine can manage.

I also want a track with a loop and a track with an upside down section. We know these cars can run upside down.

I don't want to see the Manaco F1 any more. F4ck history, Do something mental.

Japanese Anime Cyber Formula is something on the right track, but inertia drifting in F1??? Maybe not. Unless it works.

Spray the track with water for 20 minutes..... HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Why not have 2 wet corners in each track??? how about that!
how about a Jump?
How about Divided road. How about the driver draws straws for cars?
How about an underwater section?
How about a rubber road and wheels made of glue??

All of these things might make the racing more entertaining Bernie.... what about it?

2 comments:

  1. Very good article Russ and so bloody true !
    I hate the restrictive nature of F1 these days and I was especially annoyed in Turkey by how drivers choosed not to go out and qualify in favour of preserving tyres ! It's ridicolous but there is hope that if News Corp takes over F1's commercial rights they will influence these invention restrictions and we'll see more real racing.

    In the meantime, someone better have a Eureka moment or i'll be getting bored of watching Vettel in P1 really soon !

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  2. sorry Rod,
    missed this comment.
    I didn't think anyone ready my rants on here.

    I'll have to do some more... haha

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