Fun F1

Max Mosley recently talked about a potential push to ban F1 in the event of a fuel shortage crisis in the future. He said:

“Some time in the next few years we are almost bound to have a major oil crisis, for political reasons that have nothing to do with Formula One. When that happens all those politicians will say, ‘We must show the public we are serious about fuel economy and we must stop Formula One’. There will always be politicians on our side but we need to arm them with good arguments.”

“If all the research and development and engine work is on the cutting edge of fuel efficiency it would be much harder to argue against us.”

“It’s high publicity. If you go on television and say, ‘We’ve got to stop the North Wales rally’, only the locals will take notice but if you say, ‘We must ban Formula One’, you immediately get coverage and that would be very tempting for politicians. It’s a real danger.”

This man actually has a very good argument (for once? ). If necessity is the mother of all invention, then competition is the father of all development (that’s me talking now, not Max 8)). The speed at which F1 teams are able to develop their technology and improve their performance is phenomenal. Using this technology-drive to produce more efficient vehicles would be a great step in the right direction.