Quote Originally Posted by Sport1.3
i agree, but racing has become more about fan fair than anything here in the present. Cash is King, if it sells more tickets/merchandise....sadly it will happen. Many ppl fought the same argument in nascar, and now look....its as popular as ever. There is absolutely nothing left from the original aspect of "stock car" racing except the basic roll cage design and standard hub/lugnut set up used in the 60's/70's. There is almost nothing at all that distinguishes the manufacturer except the stickers that designate what brand "its supposed to look like". If you’re lucky, it won’t be a popular decision and will either be denied, or changed in the future. Fortunately for F1, having only the engine put to spec still leaves a large amount of development work done by individual manufactures....i wouldn’t lose all hope just yet
It is too early to tell.

This is day 2 of a long winter for the sport. I am not confident everyone will want to stay for the first race of 2009 and even less will be there for 2010.