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Originally Posted by Superhatch
I'm with you on this and I think that part of the economy is again to allow more manufacturers to compete in the series. High revving V10's with separate race and quali engines, unlimited tires, giant super safe high pressure refueling rigs, unlimited engine and transmissions, unlimited wind tunnel testing etc. meant tons and tons of money. Hundreds of millions of dollars a season to be involved in the sport at a winning level.
While I enjoyed that level of money and racing eventually it was boring to just watch 2-3 manufacturers always be at the top of the series. While I don't want a procession series like Indy or Nascar (which in my opinion F1 was slowly becoming) I also don't want a totally unlimited series where one or two teams can compete and everyone else is a backmarker. I want competition. I want a car that needs a competent, skilled driver to master. I want innovation and new technology which is revolutionary to the automotive world.
Right now F1 is ticking all those boxes for me and it wasn't before. It's more motorsport now than it has been in the last decade IMO. Is it quieter...sure. Should that matter? I don't think so.
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American Football has a great model for creating equality, or rather equal opportunity. Aside from a few prize payouts, much of the NFL income is divided relatively evenly among all 32 teams. This leads to a lot of shake ups every couple years (sometimes every year) because people pick and choose what to spend money and focus on.
F1 could benefit from this type of system giving equal budgets to everyone, but creative freedom on how to use it. That way, backmarker and midfield teams have a chance to do just as well as teams who currently spend triple digit millions every season. Just a thought.... If nothing changes, Mercedes will just be the next Red Bull, and everyone else is left fighting for table scraps.