Don't really want to say this is the beginning of the end for F1, rather not be the pessimist, and have to recognize that things are always changing for various reasons. We all thought F1 was dead a number of times over the years for changes implemented....V12, V10, V8, left to the annals of history (man I miss the beautiful note of those screaming at the rev limiter) for the latest V6 hybrid package. Now in reality, the car of today is so much faster than those earlier drivetrain packages, but still not a big fan of the change. This new trend we're seeing could very well be the end, for me personally anyhow. I lost interest in indy quite a while ago, with all the cookie cutter cars, no innovation left for the team or manufacturer to develop a car. Someone previously mentioned Nas-turd, don't even get me started on that. The series was pushed off a cliff long ago as far as I'm concerned. And the new rules with multiple stage winners for each race, throwing a yellow every time a driver farts in his suit, etc.... tossed a torch onto the pile of cars at the bottom of said cliff.
Been a huge F1 fan for years, love the innovation and utterly seemingly impossible performance capabilities of the F1 car. I just hope this isn't the beginning of the end.