As a non-fan of the sport, this story sounds exciting. Clearly something interesting is happening in the F1 scene, and nobody knows for sure what it is. It's a great mystery.
Even if this story is a rehash of what has been already said in F1 fan blogs, it is very accessible to people who know little about the sport.
"As a non-fan of the sport, this story sounds exciting. Clearly something interesting is happening in the F1 scene, and nobody knows for sure what it is. It's a great mystery."
This is the case most of the time whether it's a new design, or political. That's F1.
The point isn't that it is or isn't interesting the point is that Wired is bringing an intriguing technical story to a population who wouldn't normally care.
Even if this story is a rehash of what has been already said in F1 fan blogs, it is very accessible to people who know little about the sport.
Journalism is about so much more than pure facts.