State of the Art?
This is a little late but the USGP is still news in some ways.
Controversy, rumours, accidents and serious safety questions - it seems everything but the racing dominates the conversation following the North American legs of the Formula One World Championship. And I’m afraid not even the sugary sweet confectioneries so beloved of the US racing fans could make either event easier to swallow for me.[...]
I’m sorry but this just isn’t what racing should be. I don’t tune in every race weekend to watch the best drivers in the world play the pawns in a high-speed game of chess between team managers. Motor racing used to be about just that - racing. Stunning out braking manoeuvres, wheel to wheel dueling and unpredictability were the order of the day. Now though the emphasis has been taken completely off the track and placed in the hands of strategists and boffins. Call me old-fashioned but I honestly don’t think any motor race should be won or lost by a plump, middle-aged guy with a calculator.
“Strategists and boffins,” I love that line. Read the rest it’s worth it.
Source: Racing News Online
