Johansson says midfield independent teams are mere "clowns making up the show"

Former F1 driver Stefan Johansson has revealed a manifesto titled 'Make Racing Awesome Again' in which he opens up on everything bad about Formula 1. The former Ferrari and McLaren driver has some interesting views and goes on to say how the modern midfield is so uncompetitive that they are the 'clowns' of Formula 1 who have 'no chance of winning a race.' 

"Adding the hybrid component to the powertrain has done more damage than all the other rule changes combined in my opinion," says Johansson as quoted by f1i.com.

"It seems that in order to meet the politically correct agenda that is now creeping into every facet of life, it’s somehow been decided that this is the future of automotive engineering and needs to be part of Formula One as well.

"Pushed by the manufacturers (under the premise of wanting the formula to have relevance to the manufacturer’s product lineup) who put pressure on the FIA, Formula One had to follow, along with the WEC.

"Interestingly, both series are now completely controlled and dominated by the Original Equipment Manufacturer’s and would not survive in their current formats without the money being poured in by the manufacturers competing."

"The privateer or independent teams are now just the clowns that make up the show in both series and have no realistic chance of ever winning a race." 

Johansson seems to make some valid points. Formula 1 is not as competitive as it once was. Hopefully, the gradual rule changes being brought in by 2021 will help and we will see the midfield push the top teams some more.