For all you Formula One bashers out there....

[Wayne Maybury]

Every form of racing has it's positive and negative points. F1 has become rediculously expensive. As Wilf said, passing has become difficult due to aerodynamics. I would personally like to see the reliance on the driver increase by limiting the electronics, lets say they have to have a manual gearbox and clutch for example.

If we look at Nascar, the costs are lower but they are constantly running under the $#@%%$# caution flag. Some guy gets a flat, no debris on the track, the yellow comes out and everyone is in the pits. Absolutely crazy, let them race. Here we see the opposite of F1 as far as modern advances go. Pushrod engines and carburators? Give me a break, these are antique items as far as race cars go.

The F1 race at Silverstone was very exciting. Lots of wheel-to-wheel action and unbelieveable passing even if some wacko did manage to get onto the track which threw all pre-race strategy out the window as far as pit stops were concerned.

Wayne