Why I love Formula 1 (and why you might like it too)
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Why I love Formula 1 (and why you might like it too)
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#2You missed the golden age of F1 in late 80's and the early 90's. Today's version is like watching a computer simulation where the team with the most money is almost guaranteed to win.
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#3You missed the golden age of F1 in late 80's and the early 90's. Today's version is like watching a computer simulation where the team with the most money is almost guaranteed to win.
Well we also missed out on football (soccer), but what can you do.
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#4Missed out on the fact that it is prohibitively expensive to watch it in the UK
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#5You missed the golden age of F1 in late 80's and the early 90's. Today's version is like watching a computer simulation where the team with the most money is almost guaranteed to win.
80's and 90's was the golden age of many sports like boxing, rallying and football (the international one)
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#6My favourite parts of F1 are the parts which don't occur anywhere near a track. The ingenious rule bending which goes into trying to get an advantage and the politics when people try to get it banned. Things like the f-duct where a driver used the back of their hand to close a passage which reduced the areodynamics drag of the rear wing because movable surfaces aren't allowed; the two pedal system which allowed differential braking through a corner; or the blown defuser which used the exhaust from the engine to enhance the downforce generated by the defuser.
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#7This is a really good summary. Much like the author I was hooked by Netflix's "Drive to Survive" a few years back, and have since found myself watching every race hence (although I have yet to attend a Grand Prix). In case you're interested in checking it out, the first race of the 2022 season is this weekend and should be broadcast on ESPN in the US.
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#8You missed the golden age of F1 in late 80's and the early 90's. Today's version is like watching a computer simulation where the team with the most money is almost guaranteed to win.
Budget caps were introduced recently, but it’ll take some time before it gets reflected in results.
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#9You missed the golden age of F1 in late 80's and the early 90's. Today's version is like watching a computer simulation where the team with the most money is almost guaranteed to win.
I didn't pay attention to it in 20 years because it got incredibly boring by the late 90s. Basically investing a few hours of your life to see whose mechanics will mess up the pit stop and lose 4 precious seconds.
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#10You missed the golden age of F1 in late 80's and the early 90's. Today's version is like watching a computer simulation where the team with the most money is almost guaranteed to win.
Teams aren’t really racing 10 teams against each other. The top 2-3 teams are competing, then there is a middle 2-3 teams competing for the spots behind the top pair or trio. There are drivers and teams that would celebrate a 10th spot more than one in the top teams would celebrate a podium.
I think this aspect is important and the sport can be exciting if one accepts these conditions. A field of 10 teams where anyone could take the title is probably not even a “design goal” for the regulations.
It all requires some luck with the “pairings” however. Last season was a great example of how it should be with thrilling fights between teams 1..2 and 3..5 and so on. Previous years Mercedes was unfortunately alone in #1 and a fight for 2..3 is obviously not as exciting.