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Artificial rain vs. warming track

If there's some news that made the headlines in F1 right now is the return of Bernie Ecclestone. He wants to create the effect of artificial rain during the race to make them more exciting.

Following this statement, many reactions have emerged, both for and against the idea. Jos Verstappen has held in particular the idea "ridiculous", saying that there is no reason to influence the nature "if it rains, it rains and when the time is dry, the weather is dry. " Worse, Cameron McConville and the Australian V8 Supercar driver believes that "making [the rain] and artificial, that ridicule the pinnacle of motorsport." A problem indeed emerge sports: what about the neutrality? Would be a Bernie Ecclestone always ready to nominate a favorite for the title, also ready to unleash the rain to help a driver or team? And even, what would it exciting in a rain decided, for which teams are alerted to the minute and not via a weather radar not always reliable? In fact, fireworks are already too prevalent in the motorsport grids reversed in most forms of promotion, or grids randomly selected for the second IndyCar race at Texas this year ... Have they need more?

addition to the views of those purists who love motor sport in sport above all other reasons make the idea unworkable Bernie Ecclestone. The whole world thinks environmental issues that act as one of the priorities of everyone. F1 is not excluded, many measures have been taken, including technological and economic sense. However, projects run counter to that, I mean of course the idea of Bernie but not only.

Remember, when the Grand Prix of Bulgaria was seen in the F1 calendar for years to come. The main selling point of the Grand Prix was another project that warming of the runway in case of rain, to get a dry track as quickly, or else if temperatures are too cold. In other words, the total opposite of the idea of Bernie, but the same environmental issue.

The only difference between the two projects is the technology investment : Warm track involves much more technology than simply watering a circuit. Anyway, the project circuit in Bulgaria appears stillborn, as the FIA had denied any contract between the circuit and FOM.

In short, F1 is a world where creativity is constantly being tested and where the ideas fuse. Another aspect is taken into account here: Bernie Ecclestone would he want to divert current from the Bahrain Grand Prix after the cancellation of the Grand Prix on the dates originally planned? Sometimes, the communicators are doing everything they can to one talks about them, either for good or evil. As such, Bernie regularly launches offensive comments, intended to produce articles and to talk about F1 so there is not much to sink your teeth. And inevitably, it works.

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GP2 Asia: what future?

The announcement was made during the day yesterday, so it's Imola circuit will host the final of the GP2 Asia in two weeks from March 18 to 20. Besides a great geography lesson, GP2 and his organization and found a solution to replace meetings in Bahrain and deliver a round undecided because everyone will still play its card in the championship, on a circuit that few drivers know.

Choosing Imola is obviously a logistical standpoint and cost, but also availability, but it seriously undermines the image of the GP2 Asia, since it is a more detailed side negative series.

GP2 We knew after one cycle. With its schedule every season fewer large and diverse, the GP2 Asia ran the risk of cancellation decisive one day or another. The fight for media space with the A1GP in the past, the organizers decided to make shorter, more sober. In true Asian Championship, the GP2 Asia had become more of a GP2 Series Arabian, a GP2 Bis, Ter sometimes, to test pilots and budgets to the Main Series.

This year, the sole interest of the GP2 Asia and was used in Early and test new Dallara chassis, extra and place of the old chassis. And the change to Bridgestone Pirelli. This has also increased the level of the plateau, and less trade bucket than in other years, teams tend to keep a line-up unchanged on both championships techniques to maximize returns.

So after round at Imola, what will happen to the Asian GP2 Series? With handles repetitive, the same places, even in Europe? Without this rule - although bypassed, where the teams were "supposed" to have at least one pilot non-European? Would it not be wiser to change the name in GP2 Winter Series, as some British formulas?

The advantage would be to gain flexibility in timing, which could incorporate a few rounds in Europe and avoid stupors or cutting remarks. Was it possible to accept a league where two thirds of the races were going on the same track? The disadvantage

would cost logistics and organization probably revised upwards, and a return to the waltz of the pilots. Anyway, it will resume next year. GP2 Asia is the turning point in its existence, the mutation will she?