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Formula 1 must become road irrelevant

The future of the controversial engine rules will soon become a major focus for Formula 1. It's time to stop compromising the rules in pursuit of pointless 'road relevance'

Jonathan Noble Jan 30, 2017, 9:47 AM

Amid all the excitement about Formula 1's bright post-Ecclestone future, reality is likely to bite very quickly for Liberty Media when it has to deliver on its self-proclaimed mandate for change.

Any underlying resistance to new ideas presented by F1's new owner will manifest itself in the form of those ideas being derailed as they pass through the sport's long-dysfunctional decision-making process. That's the process that gave us double points and elimination qualifying, remember.

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Author Jonathan Noble

Jonathan Noble is Motorsport.com’s Formula 1 editor. Having graduated from University of Sussex Jonathan worked for sports news agency Collings Sports reporting on F1, F3, touring cars and other sports, with articles appearing in The Daily Telegraph, The Independent, Reuters, Autosport and other publications. In 1999 he moved to Haymarket Publishing to become a senior editor at Autosport Special Projects, and one year later he became Autosport’s grand prix editor. In 2015 he moved to Motorsport Network, becoming the F1 editor for Motorsport.com. He is also a member of the Guild of Motoring Writers, and sits on the FIA Media Council.