[Matra et Alpine]

Originally Posted by blackcat77

Racing *is* spectacle. The processions of the past few years have bored me to tears and come close to driving me away from F1 completely.

100% agreed on the last point.,

BUT if you want "spectacle" then oval hot rod or Nascar or something of that ilk is fine.

BUT if you want racing - which is best driver in best car making it go fastest then you do NOT want qualifying rules or crazy start in reverse order BS. All those take AWAY from racing. I'd rather see Schumacher take a corner with precision and power on the limit than enjoy the spectacle of a leader draughting and overtaking for the 17th time some bunch of lame guys circling

I accept that as a driver I have a different perspective which biases my preference for what I want to WATCH. Racing for me is seeing the absolute pinnacle of skill of man and machine. The skills in the likes of Nascar are as much about the OTHER guys as it is about the driver - not for me

BUT, they had to do something to make F1 cars more able to be overtaken and hopefully this years rules will have helped some.

I think the tire rule will make for better racing because now nobody will be able to just hammer the whole race. And if some of the faster cars are at the back, gee, they'll actually have to pass people.

If the rules are right then we'll have a few people having to overtake.

I really hope Renault/Williams/McLaren/BAR can make things interesting this season. I've had it with Schumi winning everything

I will never tire of watching Schumacher drive a car.
It was the same with Senna and Stewart etc, you could see the skill and the different lines - minor changes in attack - and there level of control. I'd prefer to see more drivers with those skills racing than someone who can barge better through packs

I know that most people on here look down their noses at NASCAR, but the reason it's so popular is that every week, there are 20 drivers who could win, and the racing is close from start to finish. I'm not saying that enforced mediocrity is what's needed in F1, but certainly competition is.

Agreed, as long as it isn't' destroying the ability of the best driver in the best car to WIN. Otherwise it's only a 3 hour advert for all the sponsors