Villeneuve: It’s dangerous for Formula 1 to ask fans for views
Former world champion Jacques Villeneuve believes it is "dangerous" to ask fans for their views on shaping the future of Formula 1
Last week, AUTOSPORT, F1 Racing and Motorsport News unveiled a global fan survey, which closes today, with the Grand Prix Drivers' Association following suit.
But Villeneuve disagreed with the idea of getting fans involved and added that the sport should stop trying to attract more fans and instead focus on entertaining the current following.
"It is dangerous to ask the fans what they want, because a lot of modern F1 is what the fans wanted," the 1997 world champion told AUTOSPORT.
"Obviously it doesn't work. It is knowing what is required which is very intricate.
"You can't just come up with something in five seconds.
"We have a tonne more overtaking than we have ever had, but people are more bored than they ever were.
"What we are missing is a special Formula 1.
"Formula 1 should stop trying to get more fans and concentrate on the fans it already has."
When asked what he considered to be a "special Formula 1", the 11-time F1 race winner replied: "What is special is a car that no-one can drive.
"It is a car that only 10 guys in the world can drive properly and 10 others can survive properly in it. Like it used to be.
"It is a car that is crazy fast. F1 should be the extremes of everything."
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