Autoweek: F1 legend Niki Lauda likes what he sees at MotoGP event.
“It is very interesting to watch, because you can see how the rider struggles with his bike. [snip] In F1, unfortunately, the opposite happens. The cars are very easy to drive, they don’t even slide.” Bound to cause a storm of controversy, but he’s right. It ain’t like the old days. I miss the 60’s, early 70’s cars.
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At SF Concorso last year, we had the “Indy Greats” for a talk at the Airport. Parnelli Jones upset the whole applecart, and said “I want to rip all that bodywork off. Release the horsepower. Let’s see some racing again. I’ll even come back to show ‘em how it’s done.” That’s a paraphrase, but ... Eddy Cheever tried to smooth over the deficiencies of F1, but ultimately sort of agreed. F1 and IndyCar are shadows of their former selves. No wonder they can’t attract people.
Jones also said, “Who wants to see all the same cars, just in different colors?” And “Usually in F1, the starting position is the ending position. Where’s the fun in that?”
Paraphrases again, but strong and memorable statements.
And I think I’ve told all these stories before ... sorry.
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I used to wonder why IndyCar and F1 drivers still enjoyed getting in karts, and this is why, I think…because there it’s still about the driver. I’ve heard it said that F1 used to be 95% driver and 5% car and that it’s now the other way around. The cars are astounding technologically, but that doesn’t make for anything super-riveting in terms of performance.