In hearing the news that Ferrari has threatened to withdraw from F1 if a proposal to have standardized engines is passed, one may wonder this: Without Ferrari, what is Formula 1?
The whole standardized engine proposal is, in my mind, absolutely preposterous. The manufacturers want to show what they can build their technology, not simply re-badge a foreign engine. Smaller teams may welcome this approach, but the manufacturers, the backbone of Formula 1, certainly aren't impressed.
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Maybe a standard gearbox, which could be collaborated to the standard ECU, won't be all that bad (especially if you were part of Red Bull Racing's 2007 team). However, the engines are one of the most important parts of a car and teams want to show what they can do with them.
Along with the Formula One Teams Association (FOTA), Toyota and Ferrari have issued threats and spoken out about these proposals. Time will tell whether these threats will come to fruition.
But, can Formula 1 survive without the powerhouse of Ferrari? In my mind, Ferrari is the backbone of all Formula 1 teams. Formula 1 without Ferrari is not Formula 1.
Teams will only want to participate in the series Ferrari would be in. If we ever happen to have a breakaway series, teams will want to follow Ferrari. Whether it be called Formula 1 or something else, Ferrari will always be the force that Grand Prix racing will always need.
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2 months ago
The answer to your headline is ............ Formula 1 without Ferrari would be a fair sport again , yes i enjoy the great races they produce but i despise the way they have the FIA wrapped round their little fingers .
from 2 months ago
its more so, without Ferrari as a engine manufacturer, customer teams will have to look elsewhere.
from 2 months ago
Sorry, Mark, I totally agree with Daniel Lam. The idea of the standard engine would kill the whole concept of racing. Formula 1 without Ferrari would be unthinkable...
from 2 months ago
Oh i know that , I dont want standard engines , I dont want Ferrari either tho ........
from 2 months ago
ahhhhhahhhhhhahhhhh
am gonna CRY !
from 2 months ago
just look at the facts - we DID NOT steal data from you, you did
are you getting midday seizures - or are you forgetting your meds again >?
from 2 months ago
sign of cowardice, wanna win w/i fighting against the best -but then again, i wud not expect anything more from you markey
from 2 months ago
Long what on earth are you on about ? I cant even understand half your jibberish sometimes . You always go back to the spygate dont you , well ive got news fo you NIGEL STEPNEY -----FERRARI -------CHEATED .
MIKE COUGHLAN --------MCLAREN -----CHEATED , it went both ways long , Spygate was caused by two pieces of scum, and a whole team gets punished , Ferrari should have got the same punishment as Mclaren to be honest .
2 months ago
If Ferrari isn't there then McLaren (my fav) will become the ultimate champion. Though I'll like that but there will be no competitive races
from 2 months ago
Shanu, I have the feeling, that if Ferrari pull out of Formula 1, a lot of other team will teams will follow. And one of them would certainly be McLaren-Merzedes.
2 months ago
nonsense.
f1 is a sport and as such would survive without ferrari or toyota or any major manufacturer. beyond the technological development, f1 is also about the racers, the team of engineers assemblying and making the most out of mechanical and electrical constraints, i.e., where there is a whole science and the art of making the most out of what is physically available.
to suggest that f1 wouldn't exist without these major manufacturers is ludicrous.
2 months ago
I am old enough to remember F1 from the fifties onwards, and then there was RACING and great drivers who were RACERS. Now we see pure technology deciding Championships. With a few notable exceptions such as Michael Schumacher and Hamilton, true racers are rare today, and the only thing it (F1)has is advanced technology which probably the techies enjoy. For me call it F1, Formula 1 but don't call it Racing.
For those who say the cars come first are denying the real backbone of any sport, and that is the human competition. As far as I can see F1 is now a competition between Microsoft and Apple - and about as exciting.
Somehow I sort of expect/hope that if Ferrari left, maybe the door would open to more a more enjoyable sport? Anyone else remember the excitement of combined races with different classes of cars from small to huge? Fabulous!
2 months ago
I think everyone wants Ferrari, no one wants all the FIA cheating though... (well a few F1 "fans" don't seem to mind!)
from 2 months ago
yeah - the few british ones who wanna win at any cost
shameful at best
from 2 months ago
Well winning by cost is the point hey Long? Like the cost of Allan Donnelly...
from 2 months ago
ha ha Long u twit , he was talking about how you Ferrai fans dont mind when Penalties are going your way , nothing to do with spygate ,
Ferrari , scum at the very best .......
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