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The Way It Is: What's it all about Mr Mosley?

Tuesday, 5th December 2006

Way back in the deeper recesses of the twentieth century there was a famous old saying, ‘racing improves the breed.’ It was automobile racing’s mantra for many years, but as we all know, times have changed dramatically.

Given F1’s marriage with the manufacturers, Mosley and the GPMA’s attempt to bring some useful green technology research to racing is laudable. I’ve always advocated a return to ‘improving the breed’ and believe the only way the Indy 500 can successfully recreate itself is to go to a more open, technologically-relevant formula. But on the other hand it’s an adventurous move and in the case of Mosley and the GPMA it looks to me like they may be missing the point that the human element--the man or woman in the cockpit--is the most important draw to the sport.

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