Those training is to avoid them wrecking their own careers and be boycott by viewers. What do you expect? Some woke stuff or redneck trash talk?
I have always loved to watch F1 but....
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I think you have F1 confused with NAS(TY)CAR. And don't forget the cloned, low tech, virtually identical vehicles that they use to make sure the pack goes 'round and 'round together to create a staged "virtual reality drama"
But 8 years of Mercedes was ok with you.....I don't see much of a difference. Mercedes won something like 105 of 150 races.
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There's nothing wrong with F1. I hate to say it but, Red Bull and Verstappen have reached the top of the mountain. Impeccable engineering, great strategies and most importantly, the best driver on the planet (arguments for Hamilton, Alonso and probably Norris are valid). If they've managed their resources better than anyone else, KUDOS to them. Fans of other teams, bide your time. It appears McLaren, Merc and possibly Ferrari are biting at their heals, so i hope.
I think this was a function of trying to compete with an inferior car. Mercedes was the class of the field 2021 and before. I think Max was trying to make up for deficiencies in the car that was close but a little slower than the Merc. We saw that with Vettel when he was at Ferrari. Hamilton has made some bad moves this year as he tries to compete with an inferior car. You see a SLIGHT chance and you take it. It doesn't always work out.
It was the same thing with hamilton's winning seasons.
There's 20 cars on track. (Well, until the ferarris blow up!)
There's 20 cars on track. (Well, until the ferarris blow up!)
Honda had the PU figured out and was on par with MB and the limit in car development between the 2020 and 2021 season allowed RB to focus on touching up the car where it needed and figuring out how the car worked best (the high-rake aero concept that looked goofy as hell but was competitive).
I was thinking about how wild the 2021 season was. In Azerbaijan, Max had victory snatched when Pirellis were disintegrating, then Lewis had the Brake Magic error that caused him to blow turn 1 on the restart. Either of those two things didn't happen, the results of Abu Dhabi wouldn't have mattered.
oh hell yes, I know exactly what you mean.. like when someone calls MJ or Brady the GOAT... the Goat for their era is my answer.
If you want to remember what F1 was all about, Grand Prix is available in Blu-ray. Really a masterpiece.
I want to puke every time I hear someone referred to as "the GOAT". Never heard the term more than ~5-ish years ago so hopefully it's just a fad and will pass.
Not nearly as good as Rush.............Niki Lauda, James Hunt F1 season 1976.
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So I’m watching a YouTube on the linguistic and genetic connection between the Ket people in western Siberia and certain tribes of North America and the guy talking says some linguistic professor is the GOAT…..dang
Paywall
Compare the prices of tickets for the races here in the US compared to at least the European races (some of them). It's disgusting.
Yeah, that's pretty disappointing but it works well for 50-75% of their audience (European).
have not watched this year, but if last year is any barometer Mercedes car is not competitive - the only car that is anywhere close to red bulls is Ferrari and they keep making dumb mistakes and snatching defeat from the jaws of victory....
What im "hearing" from this conversation is that it does not pay to be too good lest the attendees be not amused and people start trying to slow you down for entertainment
Also one of my best bosses ever told me once "it is not arrogant if you can do it"... take what you will from that but what people see as arrogant he probably simply sees as stating a fact.
What im "hearing" from this conversation is that it does not pay to be too good lest the attendees be not amused and people start trying to slow you down for entertainment
Also one of my best bosses ever told me once "it is not arrogant if you can do it"... take what you will from that but what people see as arrogant he probably simply sees as stating a fact.
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Also:
A Life Of Speed.
as Muhammad Ali once said " it ain't bragging if you can do it".
Success in any form of racing seems to be a mixture of skill, technical aptitude and raw unfiltered luck.
Nope, the McLarens seem be the 2nd best at the moment. The Ferrari cars/drivers, especially LeClerc, isn't competitive for a full race. He does well in qualifying but can't maintain that.
I'm honestly curious what Max has done or said this season to be perceived as arrogant. 9 races out of 10, he pulls ahead by several seconds just a few laps into the race, cruises to the end, and then tells the SkyTV reporter that the car was "simply lovely" to drive that day and thanks the team for doing a great job.
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