Formula 1 is Broken: Four Revolutionary Proposals to Fix It
As a life long time fan growing up watching Senna, Prost, Mansell, Berger, Piquet et al it is disappoint to see the current state of Formula 1.
Of course it is easy to be nostalgic and look back with rose tinted glasses. However, there are many things broken with Formula 1 today including DRS, money distribution between teams, costs charged to circuits to stage a race, lack of free to view television coverage, ban on in season testing, fuel saving, grid penalties, engine limits, ban on refueling, tire saving, cost saving, virtual safety cars, lack of noise, engine downsizing, KERS, single tire supplier, team orders, Halo, track limits, the Hermann Tilke designed tracks…
Over the last decade the FIA have tinkered with the regulations almost every year in an attempt to try and make the racing more exciting. Unfortunately, it could be argued that they the changes that have been implemented have achieved exactly the opposite of the desired result.
Former Formula 1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone made several radical proposals including adding water sprinklers to each circuit and introducing short cuts to spice up the racing, but none of these were implemented.
