Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Re. F1

[Rick Moseley (ramosel]

Well, they kinda are when you think about the moving chicanes...  Marussia, 
Caterham...




> On Sep 6, 2014, at 7:31 AM, Rick Lindsay <richardolindsay [at] gmail.com> 
> wrote:
> 
> Indeed! Wouldn't it be fun to run F1, F2, etc., all together?!
> 
> -------- Original message --------
> From: Erik Nielsen
> Date:09/06/2014 8:30 AM (GMT-06:00)
> To: Rick Lindsay
> Cc: The FerrariList
> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Re. F1
> 
> Or just get your fix once a year and watch Le Mans...
> 
> Sent from my iPad
> 
> > On Sep 6, 2014, at 8:10 AM, Rick Lindsay <richardolindsay [at] gmail.com> 
> > wrote:
> > 
> > I agree with most everything posted. And I offer a few thoughts.
> > 
> > 1. Double points is stupid. It effectively negates the results of a number 
> > of earlier races, at tracks with historical significance. It also enters a 
> > randomizing element into the championships. AND given that the stewards can 
> > take points away, impose grid penalties and impose 
> > drive-throughs/stop-n-goes, the 'show' can be stage managed just the way 
> > Bernie wants it: Championships decided on the last lap of the last race.
> > 
> > 2. In-season testing ban is stupid.
> > 
> > 3. Frozen engine development is stupid.
> > 
> > 4. Penalties for racing incidents are stupid.
> > 5. Claims of environmentally conscious racing are just greenwashing.
> > 
> > 6. Rev-limits are stupid.
> > 
> > 7. Banned movable aerodynamics, except for the double standard of where 
> > they are not banned, is stupid.
> > 
> > 8. Banned traction control is stupid.
> > 
> > 9. Banned anti-lock brakes is stupid.
> > 
> > 10. Banned anti-dive hydraulics is stupid.
> > 
> > 11. Banned continuous ratio gearboxes is stupid.
> > 
> > 12. Banned launch control is stupid.
> > 
> > 13. Regulated fuel burn rates and capacity limits are especially stupid 
> > since this is a self regulating issue. You want to burn more fuel? You have 
> > to carry more fuel (weight).
> > 
> > 14. Brake by wire is stupid. What's next? Steer by wire? Soon we won't even 
> > need the precious little pretty-boy drivers at all!
> > 
> > What they have done is remove all the driver aids that we enjoy on our 
> > daily drivers and religated the high-tech gadgets to controlling the cars 
> > to converge them toward mediocrity. That was tried in the '80s with other 
> > sports; Lets give every player a trophy, independent of performance. What 
> > we got in exchange is the plethora entitled millennials that we now have to 
> > endure.
> > 
> > Yes, I'm disillusioned with the so-called sport. Its just turned into a 
> > spec series. And yes, I know its an entertainment industry, like all 
> > professional sport. And I would be just as disillusioned if Kimi and Fred 
> > were dueling at the sharp end.
> > 
> > I still watch all qualifying and all races and sometimes FP2 (since that's 
> > all we get), but I now watch only on DVR so I can actively avoid the 
> > sponsors. DirecTV's jump-ahead-15-seconds button is genius. I just hit that 
> > button until I see cars going round and round again.
> > 
> > Finally, some argue that with all the high-technology driver aids allowed, 
> > the series would turn into a parade with the top performers at the front. 
> > That may be BUT, shouldn't the top performers be at the front, instead of 
> > regulated so that everyone gets a trophy?!
> > 
> > My rant concludes.
> > 
> > -rick
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