Tom wrote:No, I don't think sloppy is the right word. There's something special about seeing amodern F1 car pushed beyond the limit and watching a driver save it. I'm not saying its something I want to see more of but the occasional glimpse of how hard a driver is really trying, its refreshing. I suppose most importantly it symbolises the end of an era, Traction Control is gone and long may it continue!
There are many
ways a modern F1 car can be pushed over the limit. Powering out of oversteer related trouble, preferrably in opposite lock (the "Clarkson method") is just one way of making those limits visible, but one that seems to enjoy the most popularity. The iconic way of pushing too far, some might call it. OK, I can live with it, and I must admit - my approach to racing is a bit dryish. But don't expect cars sliding all over the place ... the drivers are just trying the new TCless existence out and once they've found the limits to a degree, there are going to be fewer mistakes. especially as the championship side of things encourages the teams to be very, very mistake (and even risk) averse, and that doesn't seem to be changing.
Anyway, if the ten years' freeze is not going to hold (and I have some reason to believe it won't), TC might well make a comeback in some form. It was supposed to, under the previous plan. It's hard not to incorporate very sophisticated control systems in energy recovery and hybrid drives.
