Comments on: US Grand Prix 2005: Is Formula One Dying? http://bluezhift.proliphus.com/2005/06/21/us-grand-prix-2005-is-formula-one-dying/ blueshifted rantings Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:23:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: JP http://bluezhift.proliphus.com/2005/06/21/us-grand-prix-2005-is-formula-one-dying/#comment-73 Mon, 01 Aug 2005 03:09:56 +0000 http://bluezhift.proliphus.com/2005/06/21/us-grand-prix-2005-is-formula-one-dying/#comment-73 [4] #4 you're right I &#34;used to love F1 even if shuey won ( perferably not every race ) but F1 is driver first car second?<br /><br />now I just look at the difference between NASCAR and ( here in australia and NZ - where I come from ) and look at AVESCO.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.v8supercar.com.au/" rel="nofollow">http://www.v8supercar.com.au/</a><br /><br />When the s### happend with the US F1 I changed channels. [4] #4 you’re right I "used to love F1 even if shuey won ( perferably not every race ) but F1 is driver first car second?

now I just look at the difference between NASCAR and ( here in australia and NZ - where I come from ) and look at AVESCO.

http://www.v8supercar.com.au/

When the s### happend with the US F1 I changed channels.

]]> by: Kenny http://bluezhift.proliphus.com/2005/06/21/us-grand-prix-2005-is-formula-one-dying/#comment-72 Sat, 30 Jul 2005 10:34:08 +0000 http://bluezhift.proliphus.com/2005/06/21/us-grand-prix-2005-is-formula-one-dying/#comment-72 I 'had' been a formula one fan ever since I can remember. But this year in 2005, I stopped watching formula one. It's no longer a race of driving skills. In my opinion, the new introduced rules are a complete joke. It's ridiculous to see highly skilled drivers like Michael Schumacher look like crippled animals on the track due to these crazy new rules. FIA needs to get rid of some of these new rules for their own benefit. I ‘had’ been a formula one fan ever since I can remember. But this year in 2005, I stopped watching formula one. It’s no longer a race of driving skills. In my opinion, the new introduced rules are a complete joke. It’s ridiculous to see highly skilled drivers like Michael Schumacher look like crippled animals on the track due to these crazy new rules. FIA needs to get rid of some of these new rules for their own benefit.

]]> by: MH http://bluezhift.proliphus.com/2005/06/21/us-grand-prix-2005-is-formula-one-dying/#comment-60 Mon, 27 Jun 2005 19:28:44 +0000 http://bluezhift.proliphus.com/2005/06/21/us-grand-prix-2005-is-formula-one-dying/#comment-60 In my job I have to think about contingencies all the time. The FIA has long said that the US is a key market that they need and want to develop. They have a tough time due to the abundance of great racing we already have where the fans are valued. It seems to me that there is nobody in the FIA that looks at all the pieces and develops contingencies. The question I have is why did Michelin only bring one tire compound? The US market is allegedly important, but nobody developed any backup scenarios. I've been watching F1 since 1982 when Niki Lauda returned to the sport with McLaren. This is the biggest slap to a host site I can EVER recall In my job I have to think about contingencies all the time. The FIA has long said that the US is a key market that they need and want to develop. They have a tough time due to the abundance of great racing we already have where the fans are valued. It seems to me that there is nobody in the FIA that looks at all the pieces and develops contingencies. The question I have is why did Michelin only bring one tire compound? The US market is allegedly important, but nobody developed any backup scenarios. I’ve been watching F1 since 1982 when Niki Lauda returned to the sport with McLaren. This is the biggest slap to a host site I can EVER recall

]]> by: Jon Hastings http://bluezhift.proliphus.com/2005/06/21/us-grand-prix-2005-is-formula-one-dying/#comment-59 Tue, 21 Jun 2005 21:24:18 +0000 http://bluezhift.proliphus.com/2005/06/21/us-grand-prix-2005-is-formula-one-dying/#comment-59 One of the differences between F1 and NASCAR is that in NASCAR the governing body (i.e. NASCAR) is the major political player, while in F1, the manufacturers, teams, and even tire suppliers have enough power to challenge the F1 governing body. The result is that even though NASCAR makes some boneheaded (and borderline unfair) decisions, they are also able to tightly control their product, which is why the races tend to be, on average, pretty good. Sunday's US Grand Prix foul-up, on the other hand, came about because F1 did not have the power (or the will) to enforce a reasonable solution. One of the differences between F1 and NASCAR is that in NASCAR the governing body (i.e. NASCAR) is the major political player, while in F1, the manufacturers, teams, and even tire suppliers have enough power to challenge the F1 governing body. The result is that even though NASCAR makes some boneheaded (and borderline unfair) decisions, they are also able to tightly control their product, which is why the races tend to be, on average, pretty good. Sunday’s US Grand Prix foul-up, on the other hand, came about because F1 did not have the power (or the will) to enforce a reasonable solution.

]]> by: AK http://bluezhift.proliphus.com/2005/06/21/us-grand-prix-2005-is-formula-one-dying/#comment-58 Tue, 21 Jun 2005 20:50:34 +0000 http://bluezhift.proliphus.com/2005/06/21/us-grand-prix-2005-is-formula-one-dying/#comment-58 You are dead on with your assessment. Formula one and its management have taken their fans on a ride and this time they really screwed it up. Being an F1 fan for nearly 5 years since it started in Indianapolis I can say that this has left a very bad feeling in me. I could not go to another race like this. You are dead on with your assessment. Formula one and its management have taken their fans on a ride and this time they really screwed it up. Being an F1 fan for nearly 5 years since it started in Indianapolis I can say that this has left a very bad feeling in me. I could not go to another race like this.

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