Claiming Rule: 'Crazy and bizarre' says Burgess

mylexicon said:

There is nothing to fight about. There is just some confusion about the consequences of allowing the manufacturers to control the rulebook for the last 10 years, and the actions that must be taken to make sure the sport functions like it did during the 500cc era. If people aren't aware of the structural issues in GP, then they don't really have a basis to interpret many of the changes to MotoGP.



More specifically, Povol thinks that every change to the formula, in the name of competition or reduced barriers to entry, is an underhanded plot to rig race results and dumb-down the sport. Inattentiveness to the underlying economic arrangement, is the source of his paranoia.



In metaphor: Povol wants shade. He is worried that someone is going to put a plastic tree in his yard so he imagines that sunburn is acceptable b/c it is at least an authentic experience. If Pov understood biology more completely, instead of knowing just the aesthetic, he would understand that trees can be grown naturally. More literally, racing organizers can create fierce competition and close racing naturally, but they must remove the corporate impediments to growth.

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stiefel said:

McLaren has been racing in F1 since the 1960's but it has only been selling road cars since the 1990's. Williams, Brawn, Benetton, Brabham...all private teams that have lifted championships. On the other hand, manufactures like BMW and Toyota, Honda could not do the same. Making the distinction between manufacturers and private teams and then claiming the Red Bull recent success is an indication that certain rule changes worked in favour of more equal competition does not make sense to me. I think what counts more than anything else is budget, rather than involvement in the automotive industry. And Red Bull is not exactly short on cash.

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