Bernie should have a say in the 'show', as thats what he is there to do, to make F1 worth watching and then extract as much money from those who do as possible.
Where it all falls apart is that the teams and Bernie have a say in the technical regulations. But thats not what this is, the Qualifying rules form part of the Sporting regulations which also govern things like how many practice sessions there will be, the days they race on etc. Bernie needs a say in those.
The races will happen regardless of bums on seats in the stands. See if you can count how many people are watching the race in Bahrain in a couple of weeks. It won't take you long. And even though the country has a questionable political environment, we still return there year after year.
The whole reason the qualifying changes were tabled was based on the races. "How do we make the races less predictable? I know, lets **** up qualifying and make the grids random, so heres some screwed up pointless qualifying shambles we can pick from, lets vote".
Where it all falls apart is that the teams and Bernie have a say in the technical regulations. But thats not what this is, the Qualifying rules form part of the Sporting regulations which also govern things like how many practice sessions there will be, the days they race on etc. Bernie needs a say in those.
The races will happen regardless of bums on seats in the stands. See if you can count how many people are watching the race in Bahrain in a couple of weeks. It won't take you long. And even though the country has a questionable political environment, we still return there year after year.
The whole reason the qualifying changes were tabled was based on the races. "How do we make the races less predictable? I know, lets **** up qualifying and make the grids random, so heres some screwed up pointless qualifying shambles we can pick from, lets vote".
