Off topic: WHY do I keep watching F1?!

[COOP]

Good God, it is literally the most boring racing on the planet. It makes NASCAR (or synchronized swimming) seem like Gladiators vs. Lions in the Roman Colliseum.  Horrible!! The coverage of the last 20-30 laps of the race at the Hungaroring makes me think of an animated Monty Python TV coverage of two old-school boxers dancing, feinting and shadow-boxing around each other without ever actually making contact. What an embarrassment to the term "racing."

 

If you want to see real racing, check out Moto3...

 

COOP 

['76mintgrün'02]

I have no idea why.

 

I seem to remember that you did not enjoy it, the last time it came up...

 

Why are you hitting yourself with that hammer?!?

Because it feels so good when I stop!

[COOP]

Lol, you are so right! I keep getting snookered by the broadcasters ("last race before the Summer break, a single point separating Vettel & Hamilton, blah, blah, etc") into buying that "this will be the one" with outrageous duels and hair-raising passing action, but it never happens...just another snoozer of a Mercedes-Ferrari parade. OK, this time I'm putting the hammer down for good!

 

Watch, the next race that I miss will be one for the ages...

 

COOP

[rover1]

i think it was like the 2002 Hungarian GP had the exact same scenario with Ferrari following team orders shumi overtaking barichelo on the last last. 

[Ian]

F1 has been a snooze-fest for awhile with passing so difficult.  I still watch the start, but rarely make it to the finish.  On the bright side, it's a great sleep aid for naps.

[M3M3]

i have never watched it.  whenever it is on tv, i always seem to be away somewhere.  oh yeah, now i remember, i am usually at a track actually racing....

[MildSeven]

Not much passing but still entertaining.

TSN (Canadian sports station) picks up the feed from SkySports UK, the coverage is great.

 

 

This week was also the ePrix in Montreal, which I didn't attend or watch

Edited July 31, 2017 by MildSeven

['76mintgrün'02]

I gave my tv to goodwill in 2008.

(never missed it)

I really enjoyed this F1 series about the Silver Arrow cars.

 

Tom

[COOP]

There was one entertaining moment of the race weekend, how could I forget:

 

 

[ray_]

Gee, I wish we had an off-topic forum.

 

Oh wait!

['76mintgrün'02]

I don't think COOP knew about that forum.

 

Oh wait!

 

He put a warning in the title, so it must be okay.

 

Since it is an off topic thread, would you like to see my field find Suburban?

Not F1, but C10.  Not BMW, but GMC.

[FunElan]

I've actually found this year to be quite entertaining compared to previous years. There's an actual competition between teams and drivers for once. I personally root for Lewis - it's quite exciting when he's on the run shaving seconds off each lap trying to catch the Ferraris. I will admit, the races are a slow burn. You may want to try Nascar too?

[GazM3]

Some f1 races like the last one at Hungary are really awful as a spectacle.  Often the lead up races like the f2 and f3 are better.  When the commentators are bouring and monotone it doesn't help.  

 

The over-reliance of aero makes it difficult to pass.  The only races that are worth watching are when it's wet or when there is a fast driver coming from the rear.  

 

Perhaps they can do a few things with the current cars.  

 

1/ reverse grid for next race rather than have the stupid qualifying sessions

 

2/ have perhaps 1x 1/2hr practise so cars are less dialed in to the track 

 

3/ no tyre warmers so there is a genuine speed differential for a lap or so.  

 

4/ perhaps offer double points for a win rather than people "settling for 2nd and 3rd" just circulating at the end of the race rather than racing. 

 

5/ perhaps everyone has to use a slow set of hard compound or grooved tyres for at least 5 laps in the race at some stage which are significantly slower, say 5-10sec per lap.  

 

6/ consider as substitue to qualifying is a time attack style single lap sprint after 1 warm up lap.  Perhaps run it as a seperate series or race for points perhaps 25% of what the race points are.  

 

 

It will make for more interesting "racing" and viewing.  

 

There u go - problem solved on the shitter at 7am.  

[Tlambert]

I record them, watch the first 4 or 5 laps, then watch the last few! Very little of any consequence the rest of the race. Usually spend about 30 mins total!

[TobyB]

bleh.  I put them on the tablet, then use them as sleeping pills.  1 F1 season lasts almost a year.

 

I could race for the rest of my life, in style, for what one team spends on brakes for a weekend.  It's rather nauseating...

 

t