Head Scratching At F1 Future.
Patrick Head has called for Formula One to be made more entertaining, especially if it is to survive the new television age.
The Williams technical chief told the 'Friday Five' press conference that viewers would tune out if racing became boring, and that certain ideas could be tried in order to maintain their interest.
Patrick Head has called for Formula One to be made more entertaining, especially if it is to survive the new television age.
The Williams technical chief told the 'Friday Five' press conference that viewers would tune out if racing became boring, and that certain ideas could be tried in order to maintain their interest.
"Grand prix racing must be an entertainment, but without any suspicion that it has been 'fixed', or allowed to develop into a farce," Head said, "You only have to look at NASCAR racing in America to see the potential that it has. The problem facing anybody who has to provide an entertainment like F1 is that most viewers now have the choice of as many as fifty channels and, if those viewers are not purists, they will cruise on to the next channel as soon as the motor racing ceases to be entertaining."
"It is possible to classify each circuit into one of three or four categories - defined by the technical people - for which there would be limitations on the size and shape of the rear wing. It could certainly be done if there were to be the tenacity required to make the definition and enforce it."
