F1 snore-fest shows new cars badly needed: Up/Down Japanese GP

Ah yes, V10 F1 – that cochlea-searing era when grand prix cars were 200mph fag packets, Bernie Ecclestone ruled the series with an iron fist and political correctness was something for the rest of the world to worry about. And as well as that, the races were terrible. ‘90s/early ‘00s F1 cars might have looked and sounded incredible, but the grands prix were lacklustre as standard. With far less tyre degradation than we often see now, and cars running at full blast for most of the race but unable to get close to each other due to the disruption caused