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In the rush to try to make F1 cheaper and more modern they have come up with this stupid “power unit” concept. As it turned out to be the most expensive engine package in history of F1 or any other racing series. Idiocy.

During the heydays of Ferrari and Schumacher the term “super team” was coined. The advent of the new “power unit” has resulted in what I am now going to call “mega team”. A team such as Mercedes that has the resources to built the “power unit” as well as their chassis. It has increased the cost of racing so astronomically that only mega teams will be able to afford it. Hence, the three car teams are coming in an effort to save the series.

Mercedes had such a huge jump on all the other teams since they designed the engines, they knew its physical size and capabilities long before the other teams even knew what it looked like. They had probably a year jump on all the other teams for chassis design, which is around the engine. No other team has the resources, engineering, financial, developmental, personnel as a factory such as Merc. There is just nobody out there that can compete with Merc, period. You say well Honda can. Phffftt, Honda will be just as bad or worse than the other losers.(I do not mean losers derogatorily)

Merc will win all future F1 titles until they decide to leave F1. (how is that for ballsy prediction, or idiocy?) The current main competitors now, Ferrari and Red Bull) are 1.5-2 seconds a lap slower than Merc when they should be 1.5-2 tenths of a second.

F1, the wonderful series that we all love to watch is over, finished. Merc has done the same thing to F1 that Porsche did to the CanAm series back in the early 70’s. At its heyday the finest bar none road racing series in the world. Faster than F1 cars at the time, world famous drivers from everywhere, packed with spectators, ground pounding 500 cuin engines and Porsche killed it with ....... factory money.

A friend of mine that started working for a race team for the CanAm series in 1969, ending his career with 3 Indy 500 rings, 5 Cart championships and several other championships including sports cars has told me that this is precisely what happens when automotive manufacturers get involved with a racing series and become participants. My friend also said to watch, when shit-head Bernie kicks the bucket there will be a veritable world war for control of F1. A war for the take over and control of this monster of a money machine that will be so big it will end up being the nail in the coffin. F1 will be finished off after Merc has given it the paralyzing blow.

As to Vettel leaving Red Bull? He is grasping for straws that will not be there. Merc robbed Red Bull of some key people and although Red Bull has lots of money the old cranky Austrian will find it impossible to compete with Merc. Ferrari? Look at their successes this year with a two time and a one time former world champion?

Nope folks, the last bastion of non-spec racing is slowly drowning in a vast sea of money and the good ole days are just that.