| Like I commented elsewhere, you're making a big deal out of basically nothing. FanBoost is a gimmick, and even F-E management acknowledges that it has virtually zero impact on the race itself. It's a 5-second ~5% power boost.. That's not going to change anything, and neither would letting the cars run at 5% more power in general without it.. I am sure that teams are innovating battery and motor just fine even with this minor limitation.. Don't you think if FanBoost was actually crippling or limiting innovation in the way you're assuming, the teams would cry foul? That kind of counter-productive decision would go against one of the main reasons they do these racing leagues (to innovate!). As an aside, all motor racing is "crippled", as you put it, by rules and regulations designed to provide a reasonably level playing field. Even Formula 1 has all kinds of limiting rules and guidelines that prevent teams from simply building the fastest/lightest/most powerful cars they can possibly design, and that's intentional. |