Formula 1

[Gointocarlton]

I understand the sentiment, but the olden days argument is a bit like saying Airbags......Pffft!

It's a very hard question to answer, I think the safety and technological upgrades are good, but the contest should be strictly and rigorously limited to the drivers.

I suspect the only thing allowing F1 to persist, the thing stopping alternatives from rising, are the legal and contractual barriers that it wields with a big $stick.

It's interesting, that apparently there was a survey last season or the season before, polling F1 drivers, and they almost universally agreed that Carting is the pinnacle of motor sport as a raw measure of ability. In this I read between the lines, and infer that F1 is the reward you get for being among the best at Carting.

Carting is pure, no driver aids, equal (or as close as fark is to swearing) equipment. Man to man combat on wheels, driver weight being the only real problem. Im ok with the safety items in F1 such as the HALO and stuff, Jules Bianchi would still be here if they were introduced a few years earlier. I would love F1 to have more parity and really see the drivers go toe to toe.