29 Dec 2013, 19:10 (Ref:3348645)
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A dance competition to set the grid?
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Originally Posted by Peter Mallett
All of these (what I consider to be daft) ideas are really aimed at spicing up the show. Clearly, IMHO, those who are racing fans have absolutely no interest in DRS, lifed tyres, KERs (other than the technical aspect), double points for wearing orange underpants in Friday practice 1 etc.
If the FIA took away all the gimmicks I bet Silverstone, Monza, Spa, Montreal, Monaco and possibly Budapest, would still be sold out. These gimmicks are there, not to make the racing more interesting, but to make the event more viewer friendly thereby appeasing Abu Dhabi, Bahrain and Singapore etc.
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Originally Posted by Sodemo
Maybe if they brought back gravel traps, proper start / clutch procedures (without the trick launch control / start maps), wider cars with wider tyres, less aero. The sport might be worth following avidly again...
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Correct and correct. But the prospects for such a change do not look good. After a hustler like Bernie, it looks like it'll be another
bunch of sharks to chew on the F1 carcass.
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