What ideas do you have to improve motor sport

Following on from the ACC ABS/TC thread I think technology plays too big a part in motor sport.
What are your thoughts and how do you think it could be improved.

As I said I'd be happy if all electronics were baned other than that required for ignition. Yes I get the technology trickle down theory but I think the car manufacturers would still be competing so road cars would be unaffected, actually it's now road car tech that's making its way into race cars to make them more relevant to the audience.

Another (mad) idea is they should find a way to divorce drivers from teams in F1 so the drivers are independent and paid on results. Along with this they should have to drive every car during the season. Yeah I know it's radical and has massive implications re confidentiality but both championships would fascinating and every driver would have a much fairer crack of the whip.

 

Sure, let's go back to Flintstone cars.

Technology moves forward.

There's always classic racing to keep your juices flowing.

 

Sprinklers on the tracks at random times, lol.

 

Exactly where and who?

 

Seen the movie 'Death Race'?

 

Or Deadlock.

 

lol

 

Why would you want to improve motorsports, it's thriving. There is a myriad of disiplines, with lots of different technological standards. If one discipline is too boring for you for the technology used, watch something else.

F1 was always an engineering contest, as were the Le Mans prototypes, and it should stay that way IMO. There should always be one or two disciplines that bring innovations. If you want balanced racing with equalized cars or single chassis classes, go F2, F3 or F4, or GT3 and WTCR. If GT3 is too high tech still, watch GT4 or Porsche Cup races. If 4 wheels are to many, go Moto GP. If anything unter 5 tons is child's play, watch Truck Racing (Copa Truck! <3 ), if you want jumpy cars watch Rally or Supertrucks. Comically undersized vehicles? Legends Racing or Aussie Race cars. Bending metal? Banger racing. Afraid of right hand turns? Nascar and IndyCar got you covered.

Sometimes I get the impression people forget how many choices there are in motorsports.

 

Fuel saving , energy recovery driven by the need to reduce emissions!!

 

Drivers are becoming passengers and if we continue on the current trajectory they will continue to do less and less.
IF the holy grail is to continually improve technology at the expense of driver skill surely that argument ends in getting rid of drivers altogether.

 

I believe you misunderstood what I asked. Show me where fuel saving and energy recovery technology was introduced from road cars to race cars.

Please don't say that fuel saving/engine recovery/hybrids was brought on by manufacturers. It wasn't, or else we'd still be hearing V10's in F1. Societal changes is something that racing adapted to (hybrid era in racing) which trickled down into nearly every car now.

 

If that was actually true then no team would pay any driver the big dollars they do. Surely if there was no skill needed you could just hire a casual off the street at minimum wage to do the driving job or a hot grid girl for more exposure for the sponsors.

 

Driverless car racing, anyone?

 

As I said the drive to reduce emissions have been introduced in order to make F1 more relevant to fans, that's just a simple fact however you dress it up.

 

I didn't say there was no skill, I just think you shouldn't have electronics intervening in car control. I do think it reduces the need for certain skills.

 

And what about those shopping trolleys in WRC? I'm not disputing they are fast but really!
Where are the Imprezas Lancer Evos type cars?
The marketing men with their unisex cars have too much power these days.
There is a real need to have a look at the direction of travel of some motorsport an make it exciting and engaging again.

 

Yes, society has become more conscious of emissions and pollution, the FIA believes that it’s important for the sport to play its part in embracing the future direction of automobiles in general. So no it's not a road car manufacturer that created tech to go into racecars like you said. It's the changing world.