Harry Flatters Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Not quite, but see here for the latest ridiculous idea to improve the F1 viewing spectacle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TobyCoulson Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 More daftness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red SLR Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 😔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wile7 Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 😔 No danger there then.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter G Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 I thought it was April 1st again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntonyH Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 My mind has been boggled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Plato Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 they would be better off with the chuckle brothers have sole responsibility for all tyre changes, Roy Chubby Brown on commentary and starting in reverse order ...... **** it....lets do the first lap in reverse 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug phillips Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Next up will be ice cream van chimes, being played when they break into a corner. And maybe a quick 69, pit stop 😔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Mackenzie Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 What will they think of next..... Perhaps some onboard loud speakers to simulate engine noise 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Ford Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 How about huge bass speakers on the parcel shelf rear wing playing a thumpin' soundtrack to make up for the lack of noise? And maybe counter-rotating wheel covers and some nice LED lights? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TobyCoulson Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 😬 I'd like to see a nice whippy aerial with a squirrel's tail tied on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TobyCoulson Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 This looks like a recipe for disaster imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntonyH Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 If they just want really fast cars with more excitement, I think they should go closed-wheel. Also, make the races longer, to make pitstops for fuel and tyres a necessity rather than a some invention, and to bring tactics more to the fore. With the longer races, maybe permit more than one driver per car, to share the driving demands? Next, to help differentiate teams, give more freedom to use different engine types and fuels, and permit the use of various types of hybrid system, be that a flywheel, electrical storage, whatever. Maybe also increase the excitement and make for bigger grids by including some further classes of car, maybe some that aren't quite so quick but are cheaper to build and run, all racing together on the same track and the same time, to make overtaking and dealing with slower traffic a distinct skill that differentiates better and less-good drivers. Finally, maybe, rather than having a race in the dark "for a bit of something different", have a race or races that are sufficiently long that darkness for some period is unavoidable, rather than a manufactured element. Oh, wait. Too late... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotus Boy Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Well I look forward to seeing these F1 developments making their way onto humdrum production cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shn7 Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 F1 is just a boring procession these days with just about the only overtaking being "engineered" using DRS. What I'm sure people really want to see is more overtaking but without the passing car being given a temporary advantage. So go back to steel brakes. This would increase braking distances dramatically and as that's where most overtaking takes place we would actually see more close racing. I pretty much gave up following F1 15 years or so ago. I then watched a season of Indy Cars and was amazed at how much more entertaining it was with lots or passing under braking. As far as I can recall that was put down to steel brake discs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wild bill Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Wouldn't reducing front tyre size have the same effect? this would increase braking distance surely, then reduce aero and get back to engineering rather than aero as the deciding element. F1 has become less interesting in proportion to aerodynamic progress as far as i can see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Sounds like you're pushing them towards racing Caterham 160s! Still, at least Caterham would welcome the revenue and be glad of a reduction in their own costs too.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrp Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 I read it twice to try and believe it !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elie boone Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 New technology always came first at Le Mans and now the WEC, F1 has always been about pure speed. So bring back steel brake rotors and single plane spoilers and fat tyres, then you will see some wheel to wheel racing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger King Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 My memory from some years ago is that ferrous discs were tried and didn't make much difference to braking distances. I also seem to remember that they made it much more important to look after the brakes for a full race distance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliW Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 They just don't get it do they? The reason why sparks were good in the 80s was because they were a spectacular result of pushing the setup and tech of the cars to the limit. The same effect manufactured does not have the same appeal. I'm with AntonyH on this. The WEC is far more entertaining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_ASH Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 So... the cars are less spectacular because the turbo absorbs some of the noise and turns it into 2 types of KW but are perceived now to be boring as they aren't as earsplittingly noisy as before... I know let's add some stuff to jazz it up a bit, perhaps they could add some Neon strips to the bottoms of the cars for the night races and inject/ignite some fuel in the exhaust for added effect, as above i really thought it was April 1st, what a load of rubbish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birkin S3 ZA. Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Give the drivers communication between themselves 😬 I would love to hear some of the ragging and leg pulling between themselves. Hay Hamilton is your car leaking water or are you sobbing again 😬 Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug phillips Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Why no do what the new E-racing cars will have, and who gets the most Tweets (during the riveting racing) gets and extra "Push to pass" That will make it realy good to watch 😔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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