Flavio Briatore found the Australian GP “indecipherable and depressing”!
Flavio Briatore, the former sporting director of Benetton and Renault, also has his opinion on the new version of Formula 1 presented at the first Grand Prix of the 2014 season last weekend in Australia. The Italian considers the spectacle given to the fans to be disrespectful.
If Formula 1 wanted to make headlines again, it succeeded with the profound regulatory changes that have been the subject of much discussion since the end of the first Grand Prix of the season last weekend in Australia.
Reliability, fuel flow, engine noise, and competition among drivers are all points of contention among the various observers and participants in the discipline. Having been away from Formula 1 for a few years, Flavio Briatore remains vigilant and also has his own opinion on the matter, which he shares candidly in the Italian sports newspaper La Gazetta Dello Sport: « The spectators don’t understand why the drivers aren’t attacking, why they’re saving fuel, and why the champions refuse to defend their position. It was a strange spectacle, leaving behind the world’s greatest sport. »
The lively Italian, known for his candidness, does not hesitate to criticize this new Formula 1, which does not suit him at first glance: « We let engineers write the rules. And they don’t care about the fans or the spectacle. The result is terrible. Of course, the principle of the rules is correct, but we must not forget that Formula 1 is about competition between drivers. Forcing them to drive slowly is contrary to common sense. It’s as if there was a rule that Ronaldo should only touch the ball ten times in a match. Now, we have drivers who must behave on track like accountants. »
We understood it well, for Briatore, the competition has completely disappeared from the discipline, and intervention is needed quickly so that the public does not get tired of this spectacle he considers sterile: If Formula 1 doesn’t change again soon, the audience will be lost. Look at the comments on the internet, in blogs, on Twitter… they didn’t like the Australian Grand Prix. It was an indecipherable and depressing show. This new Formula 1 came too soon, with little testing possible. As a result, from the start, Vettel and Hamilton were absent from the fight. It’s unacceptable and now we are seeing chaos!
