Does F1 really need TV graphics with more technical data?
Formula 1 is in no hurry to implement new TV graphics that show an increasing amount of data and details on how drivers tackle the corners of the circuits they race on. So, if you were among those waiting for news in this regard, perhaps with the on-screen view of the remaining battery charge between two drivers in battle, it might be best to come to terms with it: it is not excluded that in the future it will arrive – in Budapest, for example, on-board footage showed small batteries virtually drawn on the Halo – but it is not a priority, according to the big boss Stefano Domenicali. And not, as some thought in recent weekends, to hide or even censor the difficulties of this new generation of cars. But because, rather, new fans simply care little about the more technical details.
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Stefano Domenicali speaks
This is the thesis of the president and CEO of Formula One Group. In a press conference attended also by FormulaPassion.it, the manager from Imola explained how the new ranks of fans are more interested in on-track battles without getting lost in too many details: “No one cares how drivers drive their cars, because what matters is whether the driver is thinking or not. This applies to the vast majority of people, although I agree that some focus on more detailed aspects, which are still very important. It’s like when there was DRS, with people interested in the action and not the reason why the overtaking was done. So I think it is necessary that those who are so focused on certain aspects have the right information, considering that the rest of the people just want to see what happens on track”.
“People – he adds – are not interested in the throttle angle or brake pressure variations to understand how to overtake another driver. Think, for example, of that incredible Verstappen overtake on Hamilton in Hungary… These are the moments people want to see, linking them to the quality of the drivers. After all, it’s about the driver maximizing the performance of their car, regardless of whether it’s braking, acceleration or power provided, or not, by electrification. This is what I think is happening. Of course, for a niche of our fans, this data is relevant and available. But as I said, for the vast majority of everyone else, these are the feedbacks we receive”.
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From Star Wars to Car Wars: George Lucas’s opinion
In fact, the future goal could even be to further simplify the information for those watching the races from home, at least according to the conversation Domenicali had in Budapest with the famous director, screenwriter and producer George Lucas, known among other things for the Star Wars saga and who is a big Formula 1 fan trying to follow some races in the paddock every year: “On Saturday I had an interesting discussion with George Lucas, who was in Hungary, and he offered me an incredible perspective on how new fans watch F1. And I think he gave us an incredibly clear vision to understand how we can really simplify things, because new fans don’t understand the reality and what’s behind the scenes. They are fascinated by the fact that there is a lot of action”, concluded Stefano Domenicali.
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