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I totally agree that returning F1 to a no-fuel-stop, wider slick tyres and broader mechani...

I totally agree that returning F1 to a no-fuel-stop, wider slick tyres and broader mechanically grippy car spec would definately improve the racing. Difficulty is though, that some of these rule changes would necessitate collosal and hugely expensive changes to the fabric of how an F1 car is built. The teams will be unwilling to do this and there is also a safety conern. Don't forget '94, when the banning of driver aids to improve racing had a distrous short-term impact on the stability of the cars and arguably contributed to the deaths at Imola. A good staring point would be for the FIA to acknowledge that mechnaical grip must be favoured over aero-grip and gradually reduce the amount of top-side aero devices allowed. At the same time bring back 15.5 inch slick tyres and turbo engines. Turbo's use less fuel, are not expensive in the way they once were and the variations in boost level would provide exciting overtaking opportunites. Couple that with a return to wider cars, which would enhance mechanical grip and pave the way for eliminating fuel stops (by allowing bigger fuel cells) and you would have laid the groundwork for a truly exciting F1. Sadly the above would take at least five seasons to phase in and the teams would resist. But who knows maybe Bernie will stop counting his money long enough to see the light and then Mosley will tow the line! PS Circuit rotation is a fine idea!

Oh really chaps. I can't let you get away with this. Some of these comments sound like a s...

Oh really chaps. I can't let you get away with this. Some of these comments sound like a stuck record from the Schumacher era when he drove away from the field and the races really WERE boring and no-one overtook except via pit stops.

Did you actually watch the Bahrain race and take in what was happening? It was fantastic. Rookie Hamilton pushing the Ferraris, Heidfeld passing Alonso, a great midfield scrap with the Toyotas, Williams, Red Bulls and Renaults, DC tearing through the field, lots of overtaking. The most open championship for years, 4 or 5 drivers in with a chance and no team favourites!

And I'm not a starry eyed newcomer to F1, I've watched every race since 1985. Certainly that was a great era with Mansell, Prost, Senna and Piquet but as ever there were fast cars and slow cars. Even those great drivers couldn't win in a slow car. I do agree that most of the electronic aids should be dropped and whilst it would be fascinating to put all drivers in identical cars like A1GP that wouldn't be F1...

F1 boring? abs but what to do,go the NASCAR way with staged finishes, phoney caution flags...

F1 boring? abs but what to do,go the NASCAR way with staged finishes, phoney caution flags? With few exceptions F1 has allways been a procession with one team streets ahead of everyone else[Lotus,Williams,Ferrari,McClaren Renualt etc]
the only way to get close racing is to have one engine/tyres/aerodymanic package for every car and that aint going to happen.One solution would be to weed out the no-hopers that contunially drift in and out of the sport,maybe change the fuel stops too,also Briatorie has a good point about having two races [its been done before]Think the TV coverage in the UK is lame as well,its all waffle from a couple of never-been racers,and far too many ad breaks,just imagine the reaction to putting ads on halfway thro' a football match.

simple, reduce aerodynamics to simplicity because the large amounts of winglets, fences an...

simple, reduce aerodynamics to simplicity because the large amounts of winglets, fences and other clever devices destroy the aility of one car to follow another

get rid of traction control and lauch control because road car development which takes technology from f1 has these nailed now, and let the drivers drive

do not though remove the ability to develop seamless shift gearboxes etc because these will filter down into road cars eventually

yes give the manufacturers room to develop new technologies but make them work on the mechanical side as this is moe applicable to road cars and the drivers will be able to drive again

Your all forgetting that its gone too far - we have lost the teams in favour of manufactur...

Your all forgetting that its gone too far - we have lost the teams in favour of manufacturer backed teams. They'll always argue that going back to basics (a horrible term) will not allow them to develop new technologies, and F1 will no longer be the pinnicle of motorsport.

It's all too expensive, too complicated and too political. It's going to have to break before someone has to fix it. The seasonal fixes to 'slow the cars down' and 'save the f***ing planet' are just cosmetic changes.