F1 has enjoyed a popularity boom under the ownership of Liberty Media, with such innovations as Netlfix’s Drive to Survive attracting millions of new fans. But how can it be made even better? These four simple changes might just make Formula 1 the greatest show on earth..
. Often it is tempting to picture the scene of Greg Maffei, the chief executive of F1 owners Liberty Media, rubbing his hands with glee on a Sunday afternoon as he sits down to watch how the company’s prized asset is getting on. Only for something very large and very heavy to be launched through the television the moment someone – a driver, a pundit, a commentator – utters those dreadful words: “Now, obviously, we all know it’s hard to overtake around here.
..” Sorry, what’s that? A racing series racing somewhere where the actual racing is hard to come by? Enough.
👉 Seven F1 tracks that deserve a place on the calendar forever 👉 Seven chaotic F1 race weekends: Missile strikes, COVID-19, track invaders and more The calendar may be more extensive than ever before these days, yet even with 24 races there is no room for filler. Those circuits (you know the ones) where the track is too narrow, the braking zones are too short, the corners are too flowing to allow the cars to follow closely and even that great ill DRS struggles to force a breakthrough? Drop them. Drop them all.
Martin Brundle has a saying. The answer to all Formula 1’s problems? It’s right under its nose and it’s called For.