Ferrari to Quit F1 unless rules are changed
With Brawn GP dominating the track with its dubiously legal though certainly innovative diffuser combo, it is already a screwed up season in F1 (this weekend, Brawn GP - the former Honda team that never won anything, lapped Lewis Hamilton - the defending champ in a McLaren).
However, in their continued push to totally screw up the sport, the FIA and Bernie/Max are looking to impose a $40million cap on spending next year, as well as making the cars crappier and less exciting. The point of all this is to make every team competitive.
Turns out the "screw Ferrari" policies of the last decade have finally gone too far, and the prancing horse may prance off to greener pastures: namely the LeMans circuit (which is pretty damn fun to watch, and which Ferrari has been involved in as long as F1 more or less). Being the poster child of F1 and the only team to compete every year since its start 60 years ago, Ferrari leaving would be a big blow.
But its not just them. All the major teams are threatening to leave to one extent or another. The only teams which will stay are the 3 independents (including Brawn GP) who would have nowhere else to go anyway.
With all the major teams leaving, there has been the threat of splitting off and forming a new series, reminiscent of the IRL/Indycar showdown that was such a disaster, but on a much grander scale.
One would hope that F1 would learn from NASCAR and their "car of the future" which standardized cars and made every team more or less equal. The fans hated it. NASCAR is down 20% in attendence and TV "eyeballs" since 2005, when it peaked.
Competition is fun, yes, but so is supporting and following one of the all time-great teams, when they are kicking ass or in a close rivalry with one or two other teams. This works well in soccer, football, baseball, basketball, just about every major sport. Why they think F1 should change I dont know, lets hope they get some sense knocked into them, perhaps in one Max Mosely's dubious recreational moments.
However, in their continued push to totally screw up the sport, the FIA and Bernie/Max are looking to impose a $40million cap on spending next year, as well as making the cars crappier and less exciting. The point of all this is to make every team competitive.
Turns out the "screw Ferrari" policies of the last decade have finally gone too far, and the prancing horse may prance off to greener pastures: namely the LeMans circuit (which is pretty damn fun to watch, and which Ferrari has been involved in as long as F1 more or less). Being the poster child of F1 and the only team to compete every year since its start 60 years ago, Ferrari leaving would be a big blow.
But its not just them. All the major teams are threatening to leave to one extent or another. The only teams which will stay are the 3 independents (including Brawn GP) who would have nowhere else to go anyway.
With all the major teams leaving, there has been the threat of splitting off and forming a new series, reminiscent of the IRL/Indycar showdown that was such a disaster, but on a much grander scale.
One would hope that F1 would learn from NASCAR and their "car of the future" which standardized cars and made every team more or less equal. The fans hated it. NASCAR is down 20% in attendence and TV "eyeballs" since 2005, when it peaked.
Competition is fun, yes, but so is supporting and following one of the all time-great teams, when they are kicking ass or in a close rivalry with one or two other teams. This works well in soccer, football, baseball, basketball, just about every major sport. Why they think F1 should change I dont know, lets hope they get some sense knocked into them, perhaps in one Max Mosely's dubious recreational moments.
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