Well, as the saying goes, the proof will be in the pudding. I remain skeptical about new entries arriving, but would love to be proven wrong.
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I doubt it too Starter. Likewise I would love it too. F1 could really use some more new blood. People really enjoyed Hispania, Virgin & Lotus when they entered in 2010. Just a shame they lacked development or progression. Still had some good racing between them.
Yes, and that's why I'm skeptical. It costs a lot of $$$ to field a team. The rule about teams only getting money if they've scored points seems like a good idea on first glance as it could spur development. But in real life it really is a Catch 22. Fi has priced itself out of the reach of any but manufacturers and not all that many of them are interested.
They had meetings with many manufacturers attending and , presumably , that was to agree on rules which would spur on new entries .
As such , one might assume the rules have been made more attractive .
It must be difficult , as without , there is no allure at all .
But , it must not be near impossible , as it was under Bernie , where new entries were mere pawns .
I'm maybe less of an optimist , and more of an anti-pessimist on this , because I really want it to work out for the better .
A weakness of whatever tech regs they want to choose. Is that the sporting regs have been terrible since 1994. Because of mandatory pit stops, you don't get to see the see the pattern of racing, or what kind of tactics can be applied over a 300km distance. So no one see the true effect of the tech regs.
As far as more entries are concerned? The only way I can this happen, is for F1 to take a long term view. As in, expand to 2,3,4 series and have promotion/relegation. I don't see how any other way will work.
I can't help thinking they are sacrificing some good decisions from previous years for the entertainment factor of F1. The focus seem to be about increasing the noise at whatever cost. The proposed engine would consume more fuel, it would have more pronounced turbo lag and l fail to see how they would be able to achieve tightening the fuel consumption regulation with increased engine revolutions.
To be honest, l have got used to the sound of these hybrid engines and with a little tweak, l am sure they can be made to sound louder. I don't think F1 should ignore its responsibility to the climate or lose its relevance to the roadcar. When l sit in my car, l could easily see all the things that have their origin from F1. From paddle shifters on the steering wheel to ABS breaks to braking energy recovery to turbos to crash structures and list goes on and on.
I think this is the first stab at the problem and would need further embellishment and refinement to get to the optimum solution.
This is all moot to me. I’ve been following F1 for over 20 years now but my interest has deteriorated exponentially in the last few years and "improving the sound" or "tightening up fuel restrictions" will not improve it.
This upcoming season's introduction of the "halo" is more than likely the nail in the coffin for me, as it is IMO the most embarrassing imposition that the sport has ever introduced.
As has been mentioned, eliminate the gimmicks such as DRS and energy recovery systems which, let’s face it, are nothing more than “push-to-pass” functions that are designed to artificially “improve racing”.
If the FIA / Liberty want to solicit more teams into the sport, they could start by renegotiating the Concorde Agreement with the teams, allowing a more equitable sharing of the sport’s revenue thereby making it more financially attractive to new teams.
Continued mucking about with both technical and sporting regulations, not to mention the barrage of embarrassing gimmicks is all counterproductive in the long run.
Rant over.