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The problem with Formula 1 is that it doesn't know what it wants to be.
CVC/FOMs interest is clearly to generate as much money from F1 as possible. However they are faced with declining interest in the series. Their response has been to try plenty of different approaches to improve the show - which so far has failed to attract new viewers, and increasingly annoys the long-term fans.
The manufacturers want to have road-relevant technology in the cars to justify their racing expenses. However, the increasingly strict limitations on technology results in heavily standartised powertrains, which actually have little relevance to the manufacturers' road cars.
The teams are quite divided on their goals. The smaller teams want to put more effort into cutting costs (which clashes with the manufacturers' goals), while the larger teams don't want to lose the advantage of the larger budgets.
So the question stands: What exactly should F1 be: An entertainment show or a platform for new technology? A spending war or a series were also smaller teams can succeed? The future of motorsport, or a shadow of its past? Formula 1 tries to be everything at once, and doesn't fully succeed anywhere.
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