@fia Scrap. This. Nonsense.
Please!!! Automated super clipping controlled by software mapping is simply not F1. We've made a drastic mistake in catering towards Audi and Merc - I'm sure this tech will ultimately be great for taking granny to ASDA, but it simply isn't F1
Genuinely can’t remember a time where F1 was being openly criticized or mocked by its own drivers, media, fans & other racing series all at the same time.
Don’t see how this can keep going on for a series that prides itself on being the best spectacle & sport in its class.
There are some real misunderstandings here about the grumbling surrounding the regulations.
I’ve seen several voices claiming that people upset about the regs are just “sour grapes” because it looks like Mercedes will dominate.
That’s a mistaken take.
People and drivers are aggrieved and extremely disappointed in the inherent NATURE of the regulations, and how the cars must be driven (not driven, as the case may be), and how heinously offensive it is to watch. That will not change no matter what the development trajectory looks like.
The product on track looks offensive. It’s awful. And it’s inherent to the nature of the regs - it’s not changing.
Harvesting for such electrification means a permanent and unchangeable sacrifice of driver differentiation in high speed. That is obvious at this point, the needs of the regulation mandate this. There’s no room to engineer around this, physics is physics.
And that is a damning, heinous thing to watch. It’s so anti-racing and so anti-F1 that it’s an exercise in cognitive dissonance watching an onboard.
I hope to goodness that we all refuse to try and condition ourselves to accept this as “normal” or just “something to get used to”.
It’s not about parity, it’s not about who is in front or behind. You may or may not believe me when I say that, but this product would be no better if Ferrari were 2 seconds ahead of everyone.
This is not F1.
And I hope there is a swift and decisive fix, and a colossal push toward regulatory overhaul by 2029 with turbo V8’s with mild hybrid assist (turbo lag mitigation) and sustainable fuels. That is the solution.
Back in 2021 Ole Gunnar Solskjær apologised to Man United fans for finishing 2nd:
🗣️ "I know we are not where we want to be in the league. Our ambition is a lot more than second place. You can't say that is an achievement."
🚨🇳🇴 Ole Gunnar Solskjær has shown interest in taking Manchester United job as caretaker manager, regardless of contract length.
Man United, taking their time to assess candidates for the job.
Darren Fletcher will be interim manager this week.
➕🎥 https://t.co/b15UuScYZS
All I’m saying is I spoke to Ole at an event last year and he told me he’d walk back to manage United again.
He’d play attacking football, manage our youth players properly and be a far better man manager than Amorim.
Bring him home.
Call Ashworth and Rashford to apologize; tell Mainoo his suffering is over; send a convoy to Ole, and bend the knee, swearing fealty to him.
And we might be on track again.