[ChrisL]

Yes, I've heard the comments that the new rules are dumming down the sport, but I've yet to hear any explanation. In my opinion, it takes just as much smarts (if not more smarts) to build the best engine in the world that will run forever, as opposed to the best engine in the world that will run for one race. The emphasis on one technology over another will simply shift.

Now grooved tyers are just a clever way of effectively having narrower slicks for the purpose of reducing grip - and make no mistake, they are slicks.

As for overtaking being a problem, this is something that we will agree on. However, the answer as I see it, is to reduce (if not eliminate) the reliance on ground effects. However, unlike American racing, F1 is (thankfully) not just another parity formula, so you will never get as much overtaking.

Personally, I think that the parity solution (which unfortunately seems to be infiltrating most forms of motorsport) is against the fundamentals of the sport. You will always get more interest when you have, say, a Ford And a Chev racing eachother. Bring in parity and the argument about which car is better becomes a farce.