Quote Originally Posted by pits4me
F-1 showcases technology at mega-dollar budgets. US based open wheel has been dumbed down considerably. The surviving series is convinced fans want to see an emphasis on ovals even though Champ Car proved attendance was much stronger on road and street circuits.
There's a difference been dumbed down and kept at a point where the driver still has input. F1 has gotten to a point where you could put a chimp in a Ferrari and have them win the constructors championship. Maybe that's why europeans considering to be racing or something, but to us all it shows is that if you spend enough money and you qualify well you can buy a championship. The two F1 races I watched on Fox this year were abysmal. You couldn't even pass if you were significantly faster than the car in front of you.