Formula 1 has recently had the biggest regulation change in years, the primary focus being on greener technology such as hybrid engines and energy recovery, but rather than rejuvenating the sport, F1’s popularity seems to be on the wane. With no German Grand Prix on this year’s calendar and other track’s struggling to sell tickets, the people at the top of the sport are looking to further changes to re-ignite the fans interest.
While changes in the way people view sporting events have changed dramatically in recent years, a lot of the problem lies with the rather lacklustre formula. F1 cars should be extreme machines that push the drivers to the limit and that just doesn’t seem to be the case with only two seconds between F1 cars and the lower GP2 formula.
With many ideas on the table, from increased down force to the re-introduction of controversial in race refuelling, the main sticking point now is getting the teams to come to some kind of a consensus on how to proceed. With each team naturally favouring ideas that work to their advantage, that may be easier said than done.