I just watched the 1st A1 race from Brands Hatch. It has a lot going for it if this is what it is going to be like. Standing starts, slicks, close racing, passes, attempted passes, recognizable cars (and yes an occasional crash), great television coverage (I watched a Dutch feed and didn't understand a word except for the occasional English that seemed to creep in but still watched to the very end) are among the huge positives. Nelson Piquet (racing prowess certainly seems genetic doesn't it) put on a show winning by a long shot. But places 3 to 10 finished within 4 seconds of each other!
And some great driver names to boot. Besides Nelson Piquet, Mathias Lauda, Jos Verstappen, Will Power and Scott Speed are among the racers.
F1 pay attention. This is what racing is about.
