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Old 2007-03-02, 09:57 AM   #97
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Originally Posted by nKoan View Post
Yeah, to be competitive within the current set of rules, you need to almost be environmentally damaging. Max Mosely is trying to introduce more green requirements in 2010, but again, it could be little more than an empty gesture.
And I'm not against saving the planet (duh), but IMO motorsports is a decadence... it's such a minor front on which to fight the battle... if the major polluters: road vehicles, power generation, industrial manufacturing, etc. were clean(er), motorsports wouldn't have any measurable impact on the environment. Let us have smoke belching, fire-breathing, tire melting race cars! They're fun! Clean up the roads, the power plants, etc.

I'd gladly drive an electric car, or take the subway, if I can still burn a few gallons of petrol at the race track on the weekend.
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