Re: What's the point of F1 Motor Racing?
Reply #3 –
You just can't make some people happy I guess.
F1 race cars gave up gasoline as a fuel a long time ago. These days they burn an alcohol fuel-- have for years. Straight methanol last I heard. Now, that DOES produce a smell of course, and some pollution--- but NOT the standard hydrocarbon that gasoline would produce.
All those high-tech computer controls and electronic gadgets should help the cars get better mileage and power--- which MAY someday translate into better cars on your showroom floor. Then again maybe not. But--- time will tell on that one.
Expensive? Sure. But it's not YOUR money so what's your beef? These cars are heavily sponsored (shoot, a lot of them are little more than rolling bill-boards) so corporate money is being spent on these machines.
You don't enjoy the sport? Don't watch it. Personally, I don't care for American football and will do anything to miss it when I can--- but people do enjoy the game so it's here to stay for awhile.
Unlimited hydroplane racing--- now THERE'S a sport I can get into. Watching, anyway-- no way I could afford one of those boats. Of course it shares some things in common with F1 cars--- it's furiously expensive, the tech involved will most likely never show up on any fishing-boat I could ever buy, and it's heavily sponsored. But--- I do enjoy watching the spectacle.