Mercedes may now be at the front, but little has changed in formula one.<\/p>\n
That is the view of former driver Juan Pablo Montoya, who left the paddock half-way through the 2006 season to begin his foray in the American series Nascar.<\/p>\n
Now 38, the Colombian has switched to Indycar, where between his races at Long Beach and Alabama he sat down to watch the Chinese grand prix on television.<\/p>\n
“I watched for five laps and then switched it off,” the winner of 7 grands prix told Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport.<\/p>\n
Montoya said he did not find the Shanghai spectacle “exciting” enough, adding that part of the problem is the loss of the high-revving, screaming engines of the past.<\/p>\n
But the main issue, he explained, is that Indycar is simply better racing.<\/p>\n
“This has nothing to do with the rule changes in formula one,” said the former Williams and McLaren driver.\u00a0 “Formula one has always been very technical.<\/p>\n
“As a driver you are so dependent on the car.\u00a0 Do you really think Alonso and Vettel have forgotten how to drive?\u00a0 It’s just bad luck for everyone who is not in a Mercedes.<\/p>\n
“And that’s not going to change much this year,” Montoya warned.<\/p>\n
He was also quoted recently as being heavily critical of the DRS overtaking system in F1, saying the sight of a great driver passing a rival just because his rear wing is wide open is “like giving photoshop to Picasso”.<\/p>\n
Montoya explains: “As a driver I don’t like it because it makes overtaking too easy.\u00a0 You just have to get within one second of the guy in front, press the wing button and drive past.<\/p>\n
“For the spectators it’s great,” he added.\u00a0 “What do you want in sport?\u00a0 A good show, and DRS makes the show better, no question.”<\/p>\n
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