I never complained about lack of innovation! The problem is that all this
very expensive innovation in F1 does nothing to 1) improve the racing on the
track, 2) improve competitive balance (quite the opposite, in fact), or 3)
demonstrate that driver skill rather than team budget controls the outcome.
I mean, it's fascinating if you like to drool over pneumatic valves and
remote telemetry and titanium whatnots, but it's a bore to watch this
hyper-expensive hardware (you can't see the drivers) circulate single file
around a generic parking lot-turned-track.
Obviously, NASCAR eschews innovation. Watching Daytona I just wished I could
tell a "Ford" from a "Chevy" from a "Dodge" without needing to wait for a
close-up of the decal (I notice the race reports don't even mention the car
brand any more, except in the box score). Didn't have this problem in King
Richard's day...
on 3/5/01 4:50 PM, Kai M. Radicke at kmr@pil.net wrote:
> I can't say I agree Max. The FIA rule changes (the only form of motorsport
> I really watch with much anticipation is F1) actually increase innovation!
> Just look at the many varieties of front wings present in the Aus GP this
> year, very few alike.
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If you're near Mountain View, CA,
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