Ferrari Mailing List: Re: F1 for 2014

Ditto! Le Mans is the one race I never, ever, miss seeing and 

recording!   Over the last 15 years my interest in F1 has become less 

and less although I watch from time to time. For me, the way the cars 

look (all the little wings and winglets popping from every location is 

not something I care for)  is a big part of it, but I also am interested 

in the technical innovation allowed (or not allowed) as well as the 

extent of drivers aids available.   This is a conversation we've had 

before so nothing new here -- I will watch the Monaco race and some 

others like Belgium and Monza as well as some early races to see how the 

new (reduced) engine size will work out.  Sometimes the rules seem like 

they are working toward a Spec Racer Formula rather than the ultimate 

Formula.  I'd love to see (not that my opinion matters to anyone but me) 

;-) the rules expanded to allow larger engines w/o Turbo or super 

charging with a parity formula as well as much less rules on tire 

usage.  The recent "tire use" rules seemed Mickey Mouse to me.   it 

might take a race or 2 until the new rules are executed evenly across 

the board so we'll wait & see.

Sincerely,
Larry

On 3/11/2014 11:29 AM, Erik Nielsen wrote:

What am I waiting for?
Easy.  Le Mans.

On Tue, Mar 11, 2014 at 8:53 AM, Rick <rolindsay [at] yahoo.com 

<mailto:rolindsay [at] yahoo.com>> wrote:

    Hey Friends,

    What are your thoughts regarding the 2014 F1 season? Lots of rules
    changes. Some are okay, some are stupid. I'm okay with the okay
    ones. Not fond of the stupid ones.

    Emphasis has changed from agressive driving to conservative
    driving, with the engineers calling the shots. Perhaps I'm wrong.
    I hope so. But when races are to be won by tire and fuel
    management rather than agressive overtaking, I wonder how exciting
    a race can be. Perhaps timid overtaking will be the norm because
    everyone is over their lap's fuel allotment.

    Here's a thought: For those of us who have followed F1 for
    decades, we know the circus is a complex interplay of team
    strategy and driver skill. With the emphasis shifting to pit wall
    from cockpit, the balance seems to be shifting in favor of
    strategy (over cockpit). For us seasoned fans (read: old farts)
    that may be okay, because we follow both race strategy and cockpit
    testicles magnitude. But what about the new fan, the guy fresh
    from NASCAR or WRC, who just tuned in? Is he going to understand
    lifting and allowing a pass because the driver used too much fuel
    on the previous lap? And unlike tires 'going off', how is the
    driver going to know if he's been using too much fuel by driving
    competitively? A: advice from the pit wall.

    Yes, I know its a team sport and I know I'm going to enjoy it. In
    fact, I may enjoy it just a little bit more this year, but the new
    viewer may not. It is after all, 'entertainment', not 'sport'.

    Why might I enjoy this season more? Because I follow F1 for the
    cars and the technology. I really don't care about the drivers'
    championship. They're just the meaty part of the package. I just
    want the drivers to function and get 100% out of the machine. And
    when I write 'technology' I mean technology that makes the cars
    quicker, not 'greener'. A green F1 car is an oxymoron.  Screw
    green. If they really wanted green they should convert their
    transporters to electric (and burn coal like other electric cars).
    Don't get me wrong, I think electric cars are cool because they're
    forward-looking technology, not because they're green. They're not
    green. They just push the emissions out of public view. I'm okay
    with that but the average human is pretty uninformed - and that
    implues that half the population is dumber than that.

    So yes, I am really ready for the season to begin. I love seeing
    Williams performing well. They were overdue. Nice to see our
    favorite red cars doing well too. It will be an uphill challenge
    against the mighty Mercedes technical empire, but with Ferrari's
    win-at-all-costs attitude, they should be winning races this
    season. We shall see - and that's what I'm waithing for!

    What are YOU waiting for?

    -rick

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Re: F1 for 2014	<– Date –> <– Thread –>
From: Larry T (l02turnercomcast.net)
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2014 06:46:47 -0700 (PDT)