5 Great Things About Formula 1

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Published: March 9, 2016

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Sometimes, it feels like the world of Formula One is made up only of negatives.

Finding something to complain about has become so easy in recent years—even people madly in love with the sport could create a list as long as their arm detailing exactly what they feel is wrong with it.

There are too many gimmicks, like the drag-reduction system (DRS) and the Pirelli tyres; the racing is no longer pure and real.

Mercedes are too far ahead of everyone else, leaving great teams and drivers to scrap over minor positions when they should be racing for wins.

The circuits are too sterile and bland, history is cast aside in favour of oil-rich emerging markets, the rules are too strict or too lax, and the cars are too reliant on aerodynamics—or are they not reliant enough?

Talented youngsters are cast aside because they can't meet the multi-million pound price tag attached to a midfield seat, while less-successful but wealthy kids find places with relative ease. 

It's a problem that is only made worse by the broken, unfair distribution of revenue that leaves wealthy teams in relative comfort while smaller outfits are barely able to survive.

Amid all this, TV audiences are falling as the commercial rights holder seeks fast bucks over sustainable growth—the increasing trend toward pay-TV providers means many fans can no longer afford to watch the sport they have followed all their lives.

And the politics? It seems like every day there's a fresh dose of sniping coming from one direction or another as the manufacturers and Bernie Ecclestone play out their battle for control of the sport.

Whether you think all of those things are problems, or only some of them, it all kind of gets you down, doesn't it?

Williams deputy team principal Claire Williams isn't happy with every aspect of the sport—no one is—but this week she took a ...
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