If a tree falls in the forest, and there's no one there to hear it, does it make a sound? If Formula One offers fans a brilliant season of racing - arguably the best in recent memory - but there's no one there to watch it, can the sport survive? The catchphrase of Formula One in 2014 is “improving the show”. But whatever efforts are made to make our sport more attractive to spectators, any discussions on the matter that have taken place between the paddock's big cheeses have wilfully ignored the neon pink 800lb gorilla spotlit in the corner: we have made it impossible for all but the most dedicated to follow our sport. In my last season as a TV spectator, grands prix were held every...
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