[Superhatch]

Personally I think that the new regs are trying to accomplish two things.

1. Make the sport more exciting. The last few years have been pretty boring aside from one or two races.

2. Bring F1 up to the current technology of vehicles that are being driven now. Had F1 not increased their level of technology they would start to be the Nascar of the FIA world. The Mclaren P1 would have outpaced the technology in F1 cars had the new regs not been applied.

F1 is about fast cars, sure...but to me it's always been about the pinnacle of technology and helping to drive the technology of the rest of the automotive world. These changes give other manufacturers reasons to join in engine building and maybe get back into F1 as works teams.

Eco/green is the new norm. To have any racing series not get involved in that technology means it's not staying current with technology. For me I'm far more interested in a competitive racing series that is pushing the level of known technology further than a semi-competitive series based on old technology that rarely makes any changes.

If F1 didn't advance in technology eventually everyone would just be running the same setup and the refinement of each team would be slight tweaks in aero and maybe tuning but in essence you would just have a higher level CART series. zzzzzz.

I for one love the changes and think this will be one of the more exciting seasons we get to watch compared to the last 5 years.