Pray For Rain: The Only Way To Save Formula One

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Published: April 7, 2010

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If we are to believe the scientists, the thing that we’ll notice most about climate change is the unpredictability of the weather.

It would be ironic, therefore, if the thing that could save Formula One racing was this very same phenomenon that threatens to make life so hard for the rest of us; if we’re to believe the scientists, that is.

So far, after a fairly bland start, the 2010 F1 season has proven to be interesting and exciting, with three different winners from three different teams. On the surface, it seems that all is well and the FIA’s persistent tinkering is all paying dividends.

But it’s not that easy, it never is. What has saved the day for two of the three races has been unpredictable weather and the timely intervention of rain that helped make both the Melbourne and Sepang Grand Prix more interesting than they otherwise may have been.

The Bahrain GP was a dull and lifeless affair. The changes to the aero packages at the end of the 2008 series and the reintroduction of slick tyres gave us all hope that we would once again get to see actual racing. Those hopes proved to be short lived.

F1 had been reduced to a high octane chess match, where the race had been completely run in simulators long before the rubber hit the road and races were won in pit strategy as much as racing ability.

Taking away refuelling has done little to change things. Jensen Button won in Melbourne due to a courageous decision to change back on to slicks when the track was drying out. He was also helped out by Sebastien Vettel’s loose nuts—wheel nuts, that is.

Had the rain not come along at the start of the Melbourne race and shaken up Malaysian qualifying, it’s not hard to believe that we wouldn’t have had two more processional races.

In Melbourne, Felipe Massa held up former champions Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton as well as Mark Webb...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Formula 1

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