The FIA over the last few years has consistently annoyed both viewers and teams. What are they doing wrong?
Well in order to figure that out we should look at what they were doing at the golden age of F1. What time was that? Well reasonably it was the same time period that codemasters chose to make their game sell (they could have chosen any time period but they chose the 70s and some 80s). Now, what were the F.I.A doing during that time? Relatively nothing, they just let the teams and drivers figure it out themselves. There you go, the regulations are the problem with modern F1.
Ok, I understand the natural questions that will follow that statement. What about safety? Keep safety, that isn't the issue, F1 has been death free since Senna in 1994, the first real boring season after came in 2002, so no real connection there. Just beyond that, let them be.
Of course, the seasoned F1 fan will think what about the money, realistically the FIA needs to keep teams afloat in the sport. Well let me lay it out for you, since 1970 the only things that've changed are the people and the regulations. The people will change no matter what happens so it's on the regs. Back then, take 1976 for example, there where 13 point scoring teams more than there are teams in total today. Yes, but doesn't smaller engines and things like that mean less costs? In the big picture no. Regulations annoy fans, fans stop watching, F1 has less viewership, less sponsors, smaller budget for teams, overall less money.
This is only a portion of the proof so if you have a question about something I'd love to answer it! Thanks for reading!
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