After The Controversy Of 2008, the Small Mercies Of 2009

With all of the controversy which has clearly been happening this year, with the FIA, several racing incidents, and other such things happening down the pit lane.

There have been quite a few things missed by many people, the fact that the traction control has been taken away has on many occasion made the racing much more exciting to watch. We have seen the true quality of many drivers and true racing in a sense. Is anybody looking forward to next year? I personally can't wait til the 2009 Formula One season, whoever wins this year has obviously deserved it.

But next year we will see more overtaking, more racing shenanigan's again. Due to the slicks coming in, which I personally think the grooved tyres were a bad idea in the first place, back in 1998 when they brought in those stupid groves it was an attempt to slow the cars down, unfortunately they got it all wrong with the groves you reduce mechanical grip, mechanical grip can be overcome.

What they should have done is reduce aerodynamic grip because once that has been removed it is very difficult to overcome. Look back to the 1990's the cars had a front and a rear wing and the bottom of the car was smooth, nowadays you have the diffuser at the back and all the little wings to improve the aerodynamic grip, which in turn will improve the mechanical grip rendering the groves in the tyres pointless.

So now they are going to rectify this situation and they are bringing back in the slick tyres and removing the little wings, so the cars will have more mechanical grip and less aero grip. The cars will be more level again, I can't remember what year he said it but Bernie Ecclestone once said "the car is made up of 25% driver 25% tyres 25% engine and 25% down-force" in recent years that has not been the case, perhaps with the new changes due to happen next year this will once again make Formula One like it used to be.

I used to love watching Prost, Senna, Fittipaldi, Mansell, Berger, Piquet and all the other greats battling it out and making great racing, although before my time in fact before I was a glint in my fathers eye, one of my favourite bits of motor racing was Rene Arnoux and Gilles Villeneuve in the closing laps of the French GP in 1979.

That sort of racing should come back to the sport, the current situation of Formula One is too scientific, too clinical. Bring back the banging of wheels, the sparks, the excitement of the race.