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Option 7: Hold a lottery and instead of qualifying before every race just show the little known Lee Majors racing car movie The Last Chase each time.

I'm interested to know if this would be more popular than the current system.

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Racing incident. The punishment was pathetic. If we're going to put drivers off from having a go at passing when there's that much room , we're in for a very dull season. As for either driver being slightly in front, we've got to get away from that. Nobody has a right to any bit of track imo. You h...

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75% Bottas' fault
25% Hamilton's fault

But it was a racing incident all the same. People make mistakes.

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Herbert has said this morning that Alonso should retire, basically because he's lost his motivation and isn't as quick as he was. Nothing too unusual but it's a fairly forthright set of comments and you'll find it easily through google if interested. The funny thing is what just happened on Sky's P3...

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I like these games too. It's important to know why we're being held hostage. For example if it's a bank robbery I'd think there's a good chance of us all surviving and would be less likely to make a run for it. If it was a terrorist attack I'd assume the end game is to kill us all anyway, in which c...

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SDLRob wrote:News has just broken in the last few minutes but Ronnie Corbett has passed away.

This is getting silly now.

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Does anyone know what a chest scan could have revealed that would lead to this? I don't want to be a doom monger but, taking everything into account, I wouldn't be too surprised if we don't see Alonso in an F1 car again. Coming to the end of his career, apparently with at least two serious medical ...

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Does anyone know what a chest scan could have revealed that would lead to this? I don't want to be a doom monger but, taking everything into account, I wouldn't be too surprised if we don't see Alonso in an F1 car again. Coming to the end of his career, apparently with at least two serious medical c...

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The current cars are far too easy to drive so mistakes are rare. I remember, not all that long ago, when drivers got out of the car looking like they'd just run a marathon and were nearly ready to collapse. Nowadays they don't break a sweat, we saw that drivers were only starting to get tired after...

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Well, I feel that if 2016 elimination qualifying is mentioned, 2005 aggregate time qualifying should get a mention too. A system so awful not even all F1 enthusiasts on this forum remember because it was dropped after a few races as well. Above tops are all good, except two things I don't really ag...

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Perhaps the time has come for F1 teams to renew their threats from a few years ago to break away, form a new series and ride off into the sunset leaving Bernie and his broken F1 in it's dust......just a thought. I'm not so sure a breakaway series is such a great idea anyway. Surely Merc and Ferrari...

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Ecclestone regrets selling to CVC CVC are reportedly so frustrated with Ecclestone that they want to sell up Everything Ecclestone says and does has a detrimental effect on F1, and therefore the value of F1 Beyond the foil hat brigade proper journalists have floated the theory that Bernie is trying ...

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Bernie cracks me up. His latest is that it's not just abut money it's also about MotoGP. He doesn't want to share the venue with MotoGP and if Imola don't step in he'll go to... Mugello. A circuit more synonymous with MotoGP than virtually any other. It's also owned by Ferrari, which raises question...

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Verstappen. Next? Obviously, he was very impressive in his rookie year. Some of his racecraft vision was exceptional, though sometimes forceful in a way where the more elite racers wouldn't put up with it and we'd end up with collisions. He was more impressive than his rookie team-mate, but ultimat...

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Verstappen. Next?

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Renault have always used their tokens more sparingly than the others. They don't have the budget of the other three so don't develop as much which means they don't use their tokens so quickly. Last year quite a few people broke with the official line and pointed out how the token system actually doe...

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Personally I'd love it if every team announced their lineups for the next few years this weekend. Particularly if they produced the driver contracts for inspection by a team of independent lawyers... who could somehow convince the hack journos in the paddock that there's no point constantly asking d...

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It should be 1400-1500 - it's just you Europeans who keep mucking up the times so it's easier for YOU to watch ;) (where have all the emoji gone from PF1?) Not at all! There used to be a time when I could watch the Oz GP, go back to bed for a few hours, and actually have a Sunday afternoon during w...

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So if I was one of the back runners I'd immediately protest all the results of qualifying, referring to F1 rules. I still remember how those FIA idiots robbed me of money and entertainment by refusing to introduce a chicane at Indiy GP in 2005. Because "rules can't be bent". I wonder if they'll ben...

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Wow, I completely lost track of time. I thought there were still a few weeks to go but practice is the day after tomorrow!!!!

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So if I was one of the back runners I'd immediately protest all the results of qualifying, referring to F1 rules. I still remember how those FIA idiots robbed me of money and entertainment by refusing to introduce a chicane at Indiy GP in 2005. Because "rules can't be bent". I wonder if they'll ben...

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So if I was one of the back runners I'd immediately protest all the results of qualifying, referring to F1 rules. I still remember how those FIA idiots robbed me of money and entertainment by refusing to introduce a chicane at Indiy GP in 2005. Because "rules can't be bent". I wonder if they'll ben...

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This is how the FIA works. The regs are kept vague, contradictory and inconsistent so they can be interpreted however the FIA wants. Think about this: we know the intention is for the guy eliminated first to start last, and so on up through the pack. If you read these regs they describe the process ...

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The theory is that someone qualified enough to study engineering at Imperial might have an advantage when it comes to reading the car. An innate and detailed understanding of how, say, F1 suspension works could help find a more optimal setup. There are those who say Rosberg is indeed better at sett...

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How do we know Rosberg hasn't benefited from his supposed superior intelligence? Maybe he'd be even further behind Hamilton without that tool at his disposal. The theory is that someone qualified enough to study engineering at Imperial might have an advantage when it comes to reading the car. An inn...

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I predict it'll do slightly less numbers of viewers than the BBC version did. I can't really see this picking up more viewers by a large margin, nor do I think it'll drop by much. I don't see the show changing very much compared to the BBC though I'm not sure what you would change. The team seems f...

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Shia Luck wrote: Best thing I saw on twitter about him was this :

Recent history of Vijay Mallya -

Ran UBL, USL, Kingfisher Airlines.
Ran UBL, USL.
Ran UBL.
Ran.

credit: Ramesh Srivats (@rameshsrivats) March 10, 2016

Have fun

(p.s. I so hope FI survive this ...)

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What entitlement they have No more or less than quite a number of other high-budget teams throughout the history of F1? Neither McLaren or Ferrari have won since 2008, that's 7 years ago, it took less than 1 season of not being able to challenge for the titles that we had to listen to this kind of ...

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Just shut up and go, Mateschitz. If you can't accept being beaten graciously, or at least quietly, without demanding, threatening and sulking, then you shouldn't be involved in any sport, least of all one so competitive and challenging. I'm so bored of this soap opera.

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Diageo co-own Mallya's company USL. USL lent $135m dollars to Force India (through a subsidiary). A couple of weeks ago Diageo forced Mallya out of USL and took over his 42% share in Force India as collateral on the loan. It looks like they weren't happy with a company they part own funding their pa...

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What happened is that once upon a time, regular ole news personalities were called up to anchor or serve as guest commentators for a wide variety of sporting events, many times knowing little to nothing about the sport, and for a very long time it went well. Then broadcasts the likes of ABC's Monda...

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Money, simple as. It is generally hard to adjust whatever lifestyle you are used to. Despite not needing the money it is probably alarming to see the bank balance eroding with nothing going in. Also a TV profile keeps you noticed and can continue or lead to sponsorships or adverts etc. DC is worth ...

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I can understand doing it for money of course (eg James Hunt). Or because you have a lot to offer and are good at it - and need a new career (Brundle). Or even because it's a laugh staying in touch with your old friends and colleagues (Hill). And although I don't understand it I'm aware some people ...

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tootsie323 wrote:Only a concept. Flush in the pan.

That deserves a rimshot

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It's interesting to see these figures but they don't automatically mean much. Apart from the reliability factor already mentioned, you can have a great championship with just one team winning, as long as the two drivers are closely matched. Or you can have seasons like 2012 when the random element l...

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I've watched as, in stages, the smokers among my contemporaries have gone from the norm to the unusual to the derided to the near ostracised. The same thing is happening with drinking, it's just a couple of steps behind. I'll be off to the pub for lunch in a minute. Ten years ago half of my colleag...

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Incidentally, on the smoking thing, I caught an old episode of Yes Minister recently in which an idealistic anti-smoking crusader was trying to drive out smoking. To much derision and disbelief he proposed a ban on cigarette advertising, a ban on signage and advertising at point of sale, and a tax t...

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I've watched as, in stages, the smokers among my contemporaries have gone from the norm to the unusual to the derided to the near ostracised. The same thing is happening with drinking, it's just a couple of steps behind. I'll be off to the pub for lunch in a minute. Ten years ago half of my colleagu...

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What has the EU ever done for us Brits? Well...... "What did the EU ever do for us? Not much, apart from: providing 57% of our trade; structural funding to areas hit by industrial decline; clean beaches and rivers; cleaner air; lead free petrol; restrictions on landfill dumping; a recycling culture...

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Obviously it couldn't happen as the teams wouldn't stand for such a curtailing of their potential to sell branding. But that's not what you're asking. For me I don't national colours have any meaning any more, thanks to the diverse ownership structures teams have these days. For example Red Bull wou...

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