Bernie's latest goofy proposal - artificial rainstorms

[anthonyvop]

Bernie is a Genius.....He knows how to keep F1 in the news.

[AndyL]

Bernie is a Genius.....He knows how to keep F1 in the news.

Exactly... this is never going to happen, Bernie was just stirring the pot as he likes to do. So let's try not to take this too seriously!

But to take it seriously for a moment, what about washing the track down before the race? Make the track green, clear up the marbles and reduce the difference in grip on- and off-line. Could make it easier to pass; and make it harder for the teams to predict grip levels and tyre wear, so they have to be more adaptable.

[DexDexter]

Anything as long as he doesn't bring up the medals once again. That I can't take.

[Retro Formula 1]

Good old Bernie. He has a cracking sense of humour and it makes me giggle when people take him seriously.

[Big Ben]

Anything as long as he doesn't bring up the medals once again. That I can't take.

Too late. He brought them up too

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/89682

don't let the smart title fool you. he says one smart thing and after that he goes nuts again.

[DexDexter]

Too late. He brought them up too

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/89682

don't let the smart title fool you. he says one smart thing and after that he goes nuts again.

[I am evil Homer]

So wet races are good? Why then is F1 racing in Bahrain and Abu Dhabi....something to do with money Bernard?

As for the medals....to suggest drivers aren't trying or that it would have made last season more interesting shows what a joke he's become.

[ArrowsFA1]

This has idea has been brought up from time to time, probably since Bernie installed sprinklers at Paul Ricard, where incidentally the possibility of a VIP only attended GP was once mentioned.

I don't disagree with Bernie when he says "Overtaking is almost impossible because in the dry there is only one line good for maximum speed" but neither sprinklers nor moveable wings are the answer. They're gimmicks.

The longer F1 continues down the road of costly aerodynamic development the more likely it is we will see these kind of gimmicks.

[SGWilko]

"Overtaking is almost impossible because in the dry there is only one line good for maximum speed"

It'll be even worse with chunks of knackered Pirelli everywhere save for a narrow racing line.

[DexDexter]

Steel brakes. little ones. cures 90% of why there's no passing and 100% shows you who really has the nads.

They'll get around it somehow, believe me and before long they are braking as late as ever.