Formula 1: Drivers will ask fans about state of sport

1) Ban Maldonado already

2) Move away from "eco friendly F1", we all know that is such a load of bs. The carbon footprint of moving teams around the world is far greater then a couple of laps round a circuit.

3) Keep the current engines, they have loads of potential but let's dial up the power already and upgrade the rest of the car to keep up with it safely. It's 2015 and times are still comparable to over a decade ago, that's not progress.
 
Making engines that run on fresh air and emit noting more toxic than water. If you hit the KERS button then the car automatically plants three trees on the outside of Turn 1 on the next lap.

Obviously ;)
 
One set of dimensions, width, length, height and a minimum weight of 600kgs including the driver. Flat bottoms, only 2 wings and limited ground clearance. Outside of that total freedom, no limits on engine, power, driven wheels or the amount of wheels and no limits on the amount of fuel.
 
Housey said:
One set of dimensions, width, length, height and a minimum weight of 600kgs including the driver. Flat bottoms, only 2 wings and limited ground clearance. Outside of that total freedom, no limits on engine, power, driven wheels or the amount of wheels and no limits on the amount of fuel.
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Normally agree with you on most things. But that would result in cars that are above the physical ability of any driver.
 
F1 Fan Survey

Now is the chance to have your voice heard. Thank you for taking part in this Global Fan Survey 2015 in association with F1 Racing, Autosport and Motorsport News. It should take no more than 10 minutes of your time. The deadline for completion is 28 May 2015.
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Thought some of you might like to fill this in, will be interesting when the results are released to see if there is a common theme across F1 fans.
 
Shimmy said:
Normally agree with you on most things. But that would result in cars that are above the physical ability of any driver.
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Would also be incredibly expensive, unsustainably so, and runs the risk of one team getting it very right and perhaps a few teams getting it very wrong. Which would likely turn off the casual fan.
 
MissChief said:
Would also be incredibly expensive, unsustainably so, and runs the risk of one team getting it very right and perhaps a few teams getting it very wrong. Which would likely turn off the casual fan.
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Don't forget the whole reason for the knee jerk reactions is because 1 team is dominating.

The only way to truly prevent a team getting an advantage is to force them to all run the same car. If F1 isn't willing to do that (which I agree with) then it has to accept that some teams may do a better job than others.

All the suggestions and fan responses are riddled with massive contradictions. There seems to be a widespread lack of consensus on what F1 'should be' that is underpinning everything that is being talked about.
 
Shimmy said:
Normally agree with you on most things. But that would result in cars that are above the physical ability of any driver.
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Then they would be the limit and would have to drive them accordingly. No point building a car that no driver could drive. CanAm had it right, massive power, massive tyres and lots of noise. Nothing been more powerful than the 917/30, even at the peak of F1 turbos. On the money front, make all teams run an open book and give them a maximum spend.
 
Some "interesting" questions in that survey.

FWIW (and in keeping with the thread) I put the following into the "any other ideas" box:
-Increase the effectiveness of slipstreaming by reducing the complexity of the front end aerodynamics. The downforce (and speed) could potentially be regained by opening an investigation into ground effect.
-Retain the hybrid engine formula, but perhaps encourage the more open development of the ERS system a-la LMP1-H.
-Consider mixed race lengths, with double header races at some venues. Tracks on which it is difficult to overtake could benefit by having two shorter races (say 1 hour each), and the qualifying position of the second race decided by driver's second fastest qualifying lap, or similar.
-Customer chassis should be considered, but a two-tier F1 should not be part of this. Moto GP handles customer chassis well, with the "satellite" teams perfectly able to outperform the "factory" teams.
-Tyre competition should be considered, but all teams should have the ability to purchase any tyre company's tyres at any stage in the season and for a fixed cost per tyre. This should ensure that the field is competitive, but costs remain sensible.
-Formula 1 should move to a larger diameter wheel/lower profile tyre combination for increased brake cooling/capacity and better relevance to tyre manufacturers to help acheive the point above.
 
MissChief said:
Would also be incredibly expensive, unsustainably so, and runs the risk of one team getting it very right and perhaps a few teams getting it very wrong. Which would likely turn off the casual fan.
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Was going to say the same thing. If you think teams are spending too much and the field is spread out too much, it would be ten times worse under those rules.
 
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