Monday, June 20, 2005

TYRES ARE KILLING FORMULA 1!

What on earth are the Formula 1 officials thinking? Why are they making so much mess with the tyre problem? It started off to help cut costs by having the same set of tyres from qualifying until race day. Now, it seems to backfire with the risk of safety for running the same set of tyres of the entire race. If you don't want to crash, drive slow! Hey, if all the new rules are going to give Formula 1 more possibilities to slow down, what is the point of having a race?

Formula 1 supposes to be the highest achievement of mankind in the automobile industry. If you destroy the sport for the sake of safety and cost, then who is going to watch anymore? It is less thrilling and we might as well race our own on the roads. What is the point of having a race if all the objectives is to make it safer and slower?

My friend, Shevy (not the real Ukrianian striker [I wish!]) messaged me early this morning to read the shocking news. I was really shocked to read about the Michelin tyres problem and the 6 cars that starts the Indianapolis race. This problem definitely makes Ferrari damn happy and of course Bridgestone too! Ferrari finally won her first grand prix this season.

Is it better to get drivers killed to save cost on tyres? Is it better to see a race dominated by a team than to watch a race starting with 6 cars? How will you feel as you pay so much for the tickets? Watching 6 cars confirming of getting points to circle the track? Come on lah!

Although it seems that the tyres have finally end Ferrari's dominance of the Formula 1 race, it does create new problems. I hope the FIA can rectify this problem and come out with better things. I begin to get sick of the changing of rules year after year. I just feel that it is killing the sport slowly.

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