Formula One bosses have tried a series of measures to liven-up the sport, but a web video featuring McLaren star Lewis Hamilton suggests that removing the drivers from the equation could be the next step.
The promo film for Vodafone shows an office worker racing a model F1 car around a home-made circuit, using a mobile phone to steer it.
The film then jumps to a test track in Portugal, where the same technology is used to let Lewis Hamilton steer his McLaren Mercedes around the paddock and track.
We'd never be so churlish as to suggest that F1 is already like a robotic procession, devoid of any thrills and spills, but perhaps seating the drivers in the grandstand and allowing them to drive by remote control might lead to the sort of destruction derby mayhem we all secretly want in our motor racing?
We bet some of the drivers in this gallery of incredible crashes wished they'd been steering by remote control...
Follow Us
Most Popular Posts
Analysing weird news for financial gain with AOL's DailyFinance
Make money from the world's strangest headlines
Czech politicians make surprisingly sexy calendar
Mo Mowlam doesn't even get a look in.
Sex tips from a hot nerd
Ms. Olivia Munn knows her stuff, you know...
Tag Cloud
england asylumcheatsheet Attractiveness WorldCup2010 WorldCup WorldCupSouthAfrica fail StarWars football EnglandWorldCup youtube ChristinaHendricks WorldCupSoccer CriminalIdiocy WorldCupEngland
Comments:
Add a comment
Wednesday 11 March
By john007622IIIII
very interesting i often wondered how far they had progressed with electronic technology.After seeing a formula 1 car being remotely driven it makes you wonder what else they are using unknown to us.But it was a very intresting video to see. I know a lot of the operations on the vehicle is set and checked from the pits and viewing point by computer operated engineer?.
Reply
Wednesday 11 March
By tim
what a load of crap what happens when there is a muti car pile up (ie like in belgium a few years ago in the wet )sorry cant be done.
Reply
Wednesday 11 March
By david
cant be done?
arse.
how do you think they cleared the pile up when there were drivers? cranes etc.
if anything no drivers will make it easier to clear the mess. only problem will be for the cranes to delvier the knackered cars to the right place, but seeing as the drivers never stay with the crash i guess they do that already
Wednesday 11 March
By Keith
Some time ago someone did an ad showing two leading F1 drivers apparently using remote controls from a grandtsand.. at the time.. supposed to be a joke.. WELL.. it isnt. Yes, they can, but then the drivers wont get danger money any more.............. drivers rarely get hurt or killed these days due to safety measures.. they WOULD see more from outside the car that they currently can IN.. its an interesting thought.
Reply