Nope, stopped around 2010.
Just reading comments in this thread about drivers being whiney, arrogant, humble. Almost no talk about actual racing.
Proves I’m not missing anything.
I have always loved to watch F1 but....
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Just reading comments in this thread about drivers being whiney, arrogant, humble. Almost no talk about actual racing.
Proves I’m not missing anything.
I'd like to see Alonso, Hamilton, Verstappen, Norris, and Leclerc, in the same car for a season as they are my top 4. I think Verstappen or Leclerc would have a good battle for P1 in qualifying, but over a race distances, I think Alonso and Hamilton are going to be right with them.
Max has gotten much better at managing his emotions and tires, but I think still is a little behind Alonso on "race craft" and managing himself in tough situations. Hamilton is a bit too ruthless/careless with car contact sometimes...
Personally I don't think drivers have to be humble, or anything really, just professional and be themselves in addition. I've got no problem with some personal causes of athletes being added on the side, as long as it doesn't take over. Rainbow helmets or whatever, sounds good, they are they're own brand and can use that as they see fit or by the contract they sign with the team.
I don't. When his car wasn't as competitive, he definitely had to try a lot harder, be more aggressive, take chances. Now with the current car and him being "as one" with it, the combination is nearly untouchable. When he's not in pole position, the joke is "how many laps before Max takes the lead?" and it's usually the case.
Um, so why post at all? I don't follow NASCAR so I don't comment on it, as I know nothing about it, other than the new cars are tough as nails, and you can run around the wall WO for a corner and still make it to the finish line!
So if my opinion is that “the emperor has no clothes” I have to keep it to myself?
Well, if you haven't seen the emperor in 13 years... How would you know?
I tried watching few races last season and the season before, could not stand the boredom.
you can say that for almost any successful person.
being in the right spot at the right time, has alot to do with any success many of us enjoy or miss out on.
Working hard and being smart helps out too.
Sure but there must be some sympathy when the team owner Toto Wolff tells the press
"That car finished second last week and the week before, and whatever we did to it was horrible... this car doesn't deserve a win"" Lewis survived out there, but George... I can only feel for the two driving such a miserable thing."
Sure which is why I refrain from using "Best ever". It's all relative.
A significant part of the problem here is that the FIA is changing the regulation set too frequently. If you keep the regulations relatively static for a longer period of time, the rest of the field has more time to copy the frontrunners, and you get some parity between teams near the end of the regulation set (not 100% parity, of course, but much closer competition).
As it is, every time they change the regulation set, there's a frontrunner who, out of better engineering or just pure luck, hits much closer to the optimal design than the rest of the field, and they can maintain that advantage through the next 3-4 years.
Another issue is the overly harsh enforcement of gardening leave. If you facilitate more transfer of knowledge between teams by hiring, you'd see more rapid evolution to parity across the field than you do now. Currently, if you hire from a competitor, it may be 2-3 years before you actually see any benefit from that hiring.
As it is, every time they change the regulation set, there's a frontrunner who, out of better engineering or just pure luck, hits much closer to the optimal design than the rest of the field, and they can maintain that advantage through the next 3-4 years.
Another issue is the overly harsh enforcement of gardening leave. If you facilitate more transfer of knowledge between teams by hiring, you'd see more rapid evolution to parity across the field than you do now. Currently, if you hire from a competitor, it may be 2-3 years before you actually see any benefit from that hiring.
Yup.
Would Schumacher be so dominant if Senna didn’t have his tragic accident?
We are at the mercy of the faith, luck, whatever you want to call it, more than we realize or like to admit.
No sympathy from me. Competing at the highest level in anything, is not, and should not be easy. If it was, anyone could do it, and there would be a corresponding lack of interest.
Being the best requires a serious commitment in time, effort, and in professional racing, money.
Arrogance has been mentioned a few times. I have no problem with drivers or teams being arrogant. That's a necessary component to want to strive to win. But above all, don't whine when things aren't going your way.
At least they remain civilized vs resorting to fist-fighting. Plus, a lot of the so-called arrogance is made-up by tabloid-like media that covers F1. I don't know if NASCAR has the amount of "gossip" that F1 does and 90% always turns out to be fake news.
I was confused by your "Step up or shut up" comment regarding Hamilton. How is he supposed "step up" in a bad car?
I see what you did there. They both can sometimes be very exciting.
F1 is almost as boring as Nascar. Currently. Traditionally F1 has been much much better than Nascar.
My point: F1 needs to step up the game.
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Well F1 comes to Las Vegas this month. Maybe seeing it in person is the ticket to liking it. Place your bets now…
Why Now Is Suddenly a Bad Time to Visit Las Vegas
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Why Now Is Suddenly a Bad Time to Visit Las Vegas
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Prices have been dropping over the past couple of weeks. Traffic was a nightmare this past summer with all the paving on the busiest streets. The paddock looks cool though.
Race is at 3am EST. booo!
Went to the Circuit of the Americas for the 2021 F1 race here. I was not impressed with the experience. You get a very brief glimpse of the cars passing by and that’s about it. I knew when Hamilton went by because the crowd started to cheer, otherwise I had no idea what was going on.
Maybe if I sat at an overtake corner it would be better, but also a lot more expensive, plus there isn’t much overtaking going on anyways.
YMMV.
Given the price of tickets at the US races, I have no interest in going. Like you say, you only get a "glimpse" of action and the cars are often only a blur. I'm fine with TV.
Ever been to a college or NFL football game in person ? It's mind-numbingly boring with the amount of time the players stand around doing nothing. You sit there waiting for the TV networks to allow them to re-start playing.
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