Bernie Ecclestone said yesterday that there will be no change to the existing rule for this season's formula one. he contradicts his former statement that they will be looking for a possible alteration to the rule after 4 fly-away races (which the latest will be 3 weeks of break before Spanish Grand Prix). Are the existing rule is what Formula One needs?.
Looking back at Bahrain Grand Prix, we can see that the new rule doesn't make Formula One any more entertaining than it was before. The lack of action for the fans is the core problem to the sport. Even with the big promise of this year's Formula One season will be the greatest (the ingredients is all there, 4 former world champions is on the grid) still, the rule is not in any way promotes better spectacle.
As a Formula One fans, the statement made by Bernie is really dissapointing. After years of boring races, Formula One fans deserved some more track actions. The last season when Formula One is great to watch is 1993 (which is the last year before refueling is mandatory, ironic), but 1994 onwards, what we see is only a professional, modern racing whereby it's all about the cars and not the drivers anymore. The cars is far too reliable, the tyres don't wear out too easily with a much more grips offered, the track is soulless and not interesting to watch etc.
With the possibility of any rule change is now gone, what we as Formula One fans can really hope for is an outside interference such as rain. The weather in Australia is quiet unpredictable so the possibilty of rain is bigger. With the rain pours down, the teams can't just rely on single pit stop and tyre strategy, but the driver's skills will be tested and thus provide fans with a more actions(can't help to use the same phrase all the time). Malaysia however is a tropical country with more unpredictable weather. Last year saw the race ended in just over a half of the race distance and the drivers are only being rewarded half point each. With a more suitable race time (1530 rather than 1630 as of last year, local time), we will be entertain with a more action if the rain pours down.
So im urging for all Formula One fans around the world to pray and hope for a wet races for this coming fly-away races (Australia, Malaysia and China). And may God bless us with a heavy rain and good races.
Until then,
-have a nice day-
-=cheers=-
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