[Craig T]

Originally Posted by Henry Schmidt

On a sour note : can you say fuel strategy? Last year we had races determined by tyres, so this year's surprise finishes will be based on fuel strategy? This is a recipe for boredom.

I agree...And nothing would be more disappointing than to have the leader who ran an aggressive fast race run out of fuel with two laps to go....And it's going to happen ...But, strategy has always been a large part of F1 racing, whether its tyres, fuel, or pit stops.

There are other lead-upsetting factors. The KERS ("ERS" in 2014) is capturing so much energy to the rear of the car under braking that they need to bias the front brakes dramatically. If the ERS goes out, the cars will have virtually no rear braking. KERS has not been super reliable. I'm guessing we're going to see a lot of cars blowing through corners or spinning at turn-in.