FoxHound wrote:.....Great gladiatorial battles are not the dominion of the 70s or 80s. Hakkinen v Schumacher is hallowed ground now, whereas 5 years ago it was a squirmish. Alonso v Hamilton was epic, in a few years it will be revered as defining. Hamilton v Rosberg will be a quintessential Senna v Prost like for like.
The only thing missing now, is nostalgia.
Unfortunately, a 2014 vintage cannot age to the taste of a 70s burgundy.
It didnt have the same sun, circumstance or management.
You get what you are given. And in 2030, this year will be viewed as a classic. 3 reasons stand out.
1.Red Bulls aero domination was crushed.
2.Mercedes, unlike Red Bull, allowed both drivers a battle.
3.New tech was implemented in the face of a large anti proponent. Massive precedent here in terms of the 70s/80s lobbyists who continuously disregard change.
Here we are in an era where 80's turbo's return, and still no good. Sure, the 1000+ HP monster-engines have not been reached...YET. but these V6T's werent up to their peak numbers from the get-go. Likewise, we have the first year of the new formula and immense power, paired with hybrid technology. In a couple of years time the power figures will have climbed much higher in regards to what they are now.
As for comparisons to the past - frankly, it's hard to be objective. If one for some reason don't really like the current F1, then the vintage F1 races are always gonna be good, and if you start watching vintage races with in the back of the mind the idea they were golden, then you're only gonna see the good and the postive, and not the negative side and the fact the 80's had their bore just aswell.
'Classic' F1 can be pretty campy, to be honest.
It's like these 'best of the 80's' top 100 radio stations. Obviously people like that stuff, and yeah, there's a lot of great music from the 80s. Still, there's a serious bunch of crap and camp trash in these lists. Were the 80's better then today?
Well that's a matter of taste, really. But Let's just name Coldplay, Kings of Leon, Amy Winehouse, Adele, Ne-Yo, etc. as an example.
Music of today isn't like music of before. Is music today better? no. Is it worse? no ( obviously Justin Bieber is trash, but let's not forget YMCA or Culture Club). Is it different? yes. That's just it. With a nostalgic look, sure, the past is awesome.
But current days have enough of awesome just as well.
Back in the late 90's early 2000's Schumacher's Reign was friggin boring. Today we see it as epic and defining and historic.
Some people are just full of themselves on how their view of an era holds more ground to that of another person.
The people that long for the 'good old days' where everything was better? Go and see F1 historic races and leave modern F1 alone.
People tend to forget a big objective of the FIA is to avoid F1 returning to the dangers that lead to the death of Senna.
One of the main concerns was, and allways will be, cornering speeds. As impressive as it may be for F1 cars going full blast through a corner, it creates a huge danger; the risks involved when control is lost.
Yes, it's more impressive when a F1 car corners with 200 mph instead of 150 mph. But the tiniest of error or something wrong at 200mph has far more devastating effects compared to 150 mph.
First objective then is to avoid cars going 200 mph in a corner instead of 150. if that means laptimes have to drop, is that such a big issue then?
Sure there is a bias, but it comes from having that informed comparison. 
