Where is Formula 1 heading in 2009?

I’m not a big sports fan, but I always follow Formula 1 and a few other motor sports. As you probably know past years were not so good for Formula 1, as boredom ruled racing weekends, all thanks to new regulations that kept changing the rules of the game, hoping to revive the once legendary king of the motor sports, which lacked over-takings too much.

Next year seems that will be a decisive one for Formula 1, as Honda announced its retirement from this sport (lack of money and results is the main problem here) and new rules about engines that now should last a few races have made things difficult for teams and pilots, that now feel this sport is not about competition anymore, but just a way to spend/earn a few bucks.

I do feel the same too, as 2009 seems to be the first year with tho teams, McLaren and Ferrari, lining up 3 cars (now every team has 2 cars) because sponsorship and television rights contracts were signed for 20 cars on the starting grid, not 18. For me that’s pure nonsense: how can the constructors title be called fair if some teams have 50% more chances to gain t, thanks to one additional car? Will they multiply the points gained by other teams by 1.5? I don’t think so.

Too bad that Formula 1 was a sport for the brave and now seems more like chess. What do you think? Where F1 will go in the next few years?