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From: LarryT (l02turner![]() |
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Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2008 14:14:54 -0800 (PST) |
Rick wrote :<<They can claim anything they please because this is the entertainment business.>>
Unfortunately, perception *is* reality. As long as they shout long and hard about the technlogical pinnacle they possess and the quality of drivers possessing the ultimate skill, they will control the way the sport is viewed. I'm not expert but it seems as though (like every other industry) the F1 community is seeking out the emerging markets like China, India, etc. and perhaps the people watching the races in those areas are less interested in the technology and more interested in loud noises and burning rubber. Oops, forgot - no more burning rubber. ;-^
The 1st race is in March?
Later Ya'll (The other Larry)
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick Lindsay" <rolindsay [at] yahoo.com>
To: "Larry Turner" <l02turner [at] comcast.net>
Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 4:54 PM
Subject: [Ferrari] F1 technology, or whatever it was...
Larry wrote,
Isn't another way to look at it that the less differentiation among vehicles, the greater the importance of the drivers' skills -- and what's so terrible (and necessarily boring) about watching a competition based primarily on that criterion?
Rick wrote,The flatter the owners can make the playing field, the closer the points.
Good point Larry. As a competition between drivers, it is exactly as you describe. And that is exactly why the owners of F1 do this. They want a close competition culminating in a championship decided on the last lap of the last race! And I'm all for that.
The issue we were discussion was not the game but rather the "assumption" that F1 is the pinnicle of motorsport technology - which it is in some fields - but it is NO LONGER advanced when all the technology is dumbed-down to equalize the field. In terms of driver's aids, my new M-B has more technology than the 2008 F1 cars. For those of us who follow F1 for the technology, the competitor's champship, not the drivers, it is a disapointment.
I guess the only thing that bothers me is that F1 Management claims the pinnicle of racing AND the pinnicle of technology. And they can't have it both ways. But I am in error. They can claim anything they please because this is the entertainment business.
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F1 technology, or whatever it was... Rick Lindsay, January 29 2008
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