J0rd4n wrote:Fans contradict themselves so much. No one knows what they want so I'm not surprised we're not going anywhere. They call for more difficult cars to drive saying these cars are too easy but now apparently the current cars are poorly built GP2 cars that are difficult to drive and that's a bad thing.
The engines are not the issue. When is someone gonna wake up and see that. Last year we saw great racing throughout the field. The torque levels that these V6s provide make it harder to drive than the EBD V8s planted to the floor, and that's a good thing for entertainment. The problem this year, is that Ferrari and Lotus seem to be the only team making any strides and that's left several teams in no mans land, and we still have a team out in front. There is no issue with fuel saving. We've had eras before where fuel saving was common, but the viewers were never aware because there is no team radio. And therefore there was no moaning.
If you think changing the regulations in 2017 is going to neuter the field, it's not. Faster cars may be more entertaining, but it doesn't solve the issue of dominance. Someone will get it right first time and dominate again, like Mercedes. It happens after every big regulation change. And to resolve it, we need stability. Just let everyone catch up by opening up the regulations and being fairer on what people can do with their engines.
The V6s need to be kept, and they need to go ahead with the 2017 regulations. But they then need to be left there for 3 or 4 years so all the teams figure what they're all about. If the racing on track is good, fans wont care for the noise. People go to watch WEC because it provides good entertainment, there's hardly any noise at all and you don't see people complaining. In fact most people I spoke to who had never been to a race didn't expect the V8s to be that loud. So if they're not expecting it, it doesn't matter.
Many of "great" racing last year has got to do with safety cars closing up the gap, messing up the order, and that LH was unfortunately to suffer more DNFs than Rosberg. I am sure if you gather F1 drivers for an international kart race, it will be even more exciting to watch.
For someone who have never watch a V8 or V10 F1 race, they will never understand the excitement and thrill in F1, not to mention the urge of coming back to experience the thrill and noise again.
Unfortunately, the only reason for keeping the V6 formula is to help manufacturer justify their sunken cost in engine development as I dont see how keeping the same muted engine packed with technology that is not visible and audible to fans is going to make F1 more exciting. The biggest danger of course is if Bernie and FIA tries to introduce gimmick to spice up the already comical show.
If F1 doesnt change, it will only further alienate more F1 fans and turning F1 races weekend into music festivals.
