Artificial Rain? (23 posts)

  • Profile picture of Polishboy808 Polishboy808 said 2 years, 2 months ago:

    I read on Gp Update that Bernie is proposing fake rain at races, using sprinklers on the track. Honestly, I see why he would say such a thing, but really? Imagine how weird that would be, a hot and sunny Bahrain with spray and puddles. It would just look un-natural. I don’t think thats the best way to mix things up. After all, this years tires are promising some really chaotic racing, but then again, some of the best races last year were affected by rain. Maybe a wet Qualifying would be cool, as it would equal out much of the field, giving guys in weaker machinery a better chance. But again, it’s just not real rain, and it’ll probably affect cars and drivers differently then natural rain. What do you think about Bernie’s idea?

  • Profile picture of Asanator Asanator said 2 years, 2 months ago:

    Honestly? I think it’s Bernies way of teasing the Journo’s, It isn’t anything that will seriously be considered. The F1 Paddock are vary wary of gimmicks as it is, look at all the noise over whether a movable rear wing is gimmicky, can you imagine the outcry if this were to come into being.

  • Profile picture of Fixy Fixy said 2 years, 2 months ago:

    No, no way, never. Absolutely.

  • Profile picture of The Edge The Edge said 2 years, 2 months ago:

    I think the knock on his head when he got mugged in London did Bernie more harm than was thought

  • Profile picture of AndrewTanner AndrewTanner said 2 years, 2 months ago:

    Daft idea really. There’s no reason to bunch the group up in quali. It’s meant to seperate the good and not-so good.

  • Profile picture of SovietWookie SovietWookie said 2 years, 2 months ago:

    surely it would also be very expensive?! and with him trying to pressure teams to cut down costs, this seems like a great way to be hypocritical. i think this is a definite no, it would just make it TOO artificial with KERS and MRW.

    How would the drivers react?

  • Profile picture of Deleted User said 2 years, 2 months ago:

    I’m hoping Bernie was just being tongue in cheek as he was saying how he didn’t like the ARWs at the time too.

  • Profile picture of S.J.M S.J.M said 2 years, 2 months ago:

    Im borrowing this from a Kevin Smith film,

    But this is probably the worst idea since Greedo shooting first.

    I dont think Bernie was joking when he said this either. F1′s indanger of going the way of WWF/E (see Joe Sawards Blog, http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2011/03/02/is-formula-one-really-that-desperate/) what with the ARW and KERs.

  • Profile picture of Hare Hare said 2 years, 2 months ago:

    Purple rain… Puuuuuuurple rain!

    *sways*

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJfhGL0F6LE

  • Profile picture of Hare Hare said 2 years, 2 months ago:

    @polishboy808 I think Bernie’s seen motorcross and become swayed by it’s overtaking stats :)

  • Profile picture of AndrewTanner AndrewTanner said 2 years, 2 months ago:

    I know! Let’s put little flashing boxes in strategically designated areas out on the track so that drivers can be rewarded with cheeky banana skins or perhaps red turtle shells to fire at opponents?

    Oh but that would be stupid, like this stupid idea.

  • Profile picture of invoke invoke said 2 years, 2 months ago:

    Let’s put little flashing boxes in strategically designated areas out on the track so that drivers can be rewarded with cheeky banana skins or perhaps red turtle shells to fire at opponents?

    Like this… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-h4zTEwgCpQ

  • Profile picture of wasiF1 wasiF1 said 2 years, 2 months ago:

    I don’t think it is a good idea,some driver will have an advantage so why give some ARTIFICIAL advantage?

  • Profile picture of dyslexicbunny dyslexicbunny said 2 years, 2 months ago:

    This is a terrible idea. Let’s make some circuits icy and race too. Or add a… RING OF FIRE!

  • Profile picture of Jezson Jezson said 2 years, 2 months ago:

    Just found this on the Beeb…

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/8360212/Matthew-Norman-Bernie-Ecclestones-artificial-rain-plan-is-brilliant.-It-just-doesnt-go-far-enough.html

    Haha.

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