Ecclestone Wants Women And Artificial Rain,

Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone today announced that he is thinking about using artificial rain to make races more exciting. There has been a number of moves to make racing more enjoyable in recent years like the KERS (Kenetic Energy Recovery System) which is basically a turbo button and the removal of refuelling which make pit stops as fast as 3 seconds. Despite this there is nothing like seeing the rain come down heavy like the 2009 Malaysian GP.

"Look at the races we have now. Overtaking is almost impossible because in the dry there is only one line good for maximum speed because of the rubber on the track.

"You have a completely different picture when it is wet. We always had the most exciting races in the wet - so let’s think of making rain.

"There are racetracks that you can make artificially wet and it would be easy to have such systems at a number of tracks. Why not let it ‘rain’ in the middle of a race for 20 minutes, or the last 10 laps? Maybe with a two-minute warning ahead of it.

"Suspense would be guaranteed and it would be the same for all."

Although everyone is for making racing more exciting  this could be hard to implement, it would make driving in the rain a huge skill. He also went on to say that women could be running Formula 1 within 3 to 5 years and
"I think that women don't get trapped so easily in their own ego. Women don't have to play golf to make deals, they simply have to work harder to get the same acceptance as men. As their egos don't stand in their way they decide things less emotionally and in the end that serves the cause."

Bernie Ecclestone
F1 Gaffer