I am not going to pretend I am an F1 expert, but it sure seems they have taken some hits in the past year or two. BMW gone...Honda gone...Massa injury, teams threating to start a new series, limits on engine development and so on. Even though this year was a disappointment for them, BMW leaving is just another change to lower my interest in watching F1 races.

Maybe BMW will put more emphasis on other racing series and back the teams here in the US more than they have in the past.