I’m one of about three F1 fans in the US, but the forum seems to be pretty international. I figure there must be some European (and perhaps some other American) F1 fans that are going through withdrawals with me. Are you one of them?
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I’ve always followed F1 and have watched going back to the Speedvision days. I not particularly excited about the series these days. ?
I understand. I wish they’d go back to a non-hybrid formula. I miss the sounds of the old V10s howling around the track. Plus I think with the hybrids, they’ve hit a tech threshold that only the most financially-stacked teams can effectively navigate. It sucks seeing formerly great teams like Williams and McLaren struggling.
20 years ago I loved watching F1.
Every race was like watching Star Wars for the first time.
Now the last six years of F1 looks and sounds like a multi-million dollar carpet cleaning competition.
The 2014 season should have been cancelled the moment anyone saw a race car with erectile dysfunction: 2014 Nose Cone Design - http://www.formula1-dictionary.net/nose_cone_2014_rules.html
That they waited seven years to properly address the issue is pure insanity. Thank goodness the 2020 season was cancelled, I hope they cancel 2021 as well and get straight to racing with the new regulations.
Every race was like watching Star Wars for the first time.
Now the last six years of F1 looks and sounds like a multi-million dollar carpet cleaning competition.
The 2014 season should have been cancelled the moment anyone saw a race car with erectile dysfunction: 2014 Nose Cone Design - http://www.formula1-dictionary.net/nose_cone_2014_rules.html
That they waited seven years to properly address the issue is pure insanity. Thank goodness the 2020 season was cancelled, I hope they cancel 2021 as well and get straight to racing with the new regulations.
Erectile dysfunction! ? Those truly were some hideous cars. Not the most ridiculous-looking thing that the FIA’s rules ever produced, but pretty damn bad.
I was lucky enough to watch the 2001 or 2002 Austrian Grand prix live from the A1-Ring. That was quite an experience. I've got out of it in recent years though.
I'm a dedicated Indycar fan myself. Love open wheel racing. I don't get time to watch both Indycar and F1, but when I do, I'll watch a race here and there.
#2 US fan here....yeah, it's a small crowd. At the office on Monday, no one ever says "hey, did you catch that F1 race yesterday?"
We made it to Indy twice, when it was good. Seeing those cars brake at the end of the main straight to enter Turn 1 was astounding
It is different, but every year I'm hopeful. Qualifying holds my attention more than the race, well, after the first 15 laps.
We made it to Indy twice, when it was good. Seeing those cars brake at the end of the main straight to enter Turn 1 was astounding
It is different, but every year I'm hopeful. Qualifying holds my attention more than the race, well, after the first 15 laps.
Yep, I'm a F1 fan. I'm using this down time to catch up on old races. Last night, I watched 1982 Monaco on YouTube. My last live race was 2009 British GP. I have no interest in the virtual races, though.
I watch Indycar also. I never could get into Formula E, but F1 and Indycar are a weekend ritual at our house. Memorial Day weekend is like our Super Bowl. It’s always an all day food, drink, and races day that Sunday. Early sausage hash and eggs breakfast and Monaco, usually I splurge on some nice steaks for a late lunch with the Indy 500 (of course with some cold adult beverages on hand for the remainder of the day), and then I fall asleep in the recliner trying to watch the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte.
Last I heard, Indy 500 will be in August now. Monaco is cancelled last I heard.
Of course not having your favorite sports to watch is trivial compared to what some have lost through this mess. Hopefully this damn bug doesn’t come back around next year. Or we learn how to react to it better.
Last I heard, Indy 500 will be in August now. Monaco is cancelled last I heard.
Of course not having your favorite sports to watch is trivial compared to what some have lost through this mess. Hopefully this damn bug doesn’t come back around next year. Or we learn how to react to it better.
Big F1 fan!!! Lewis Hamilton for President!!!
We actually have a core group that follows races closely. I watch them all, from beginning to end. Fast forward sometimes.
Missing it this year.
We actually have a core group that follows races closely. I watch them all, from beginning to end. Fast forward sometimes.
Missing it this year.
I enjoy F1 but hybrid is complete horseshit. That’s not racing. They might as well drive hoverounds.
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Way back in the day when I was a sports broadcaster for the Armed Forces Network in then "West" Germany, I covered the European/German Grand Prix at Nurburgring in 1973. Jackie Stewart won in '73 and retired at some point after that. For a country boy from Texas, it was one of the most spectacular events I ever covered.
That is awesome. The 70s were a pretty intense period in F1 history. The cars had gotten so much faster and safety was still not on anyone’s radar.
I don’t know whether he actually said it or not, but supposedly Ernest Hemingway said something to the effect of “there are only three sports: bullfighting, mountaineering, and motorsports. All the rest are games.” If it really ever was said, the 70s would’ve been an argument for his case.
Rindt, Cevert (you saw one of his very last grands prix), Revson, Peterson, Koinigg. Those are just the ones I can think of off the top of my head that lost their lives on track that decade. But in a way, I guess the danger is what made that generation of drivers so great.
My interest goes back to Sterling Moss who I followed in Car and Driver. I find car racing hard to witness since only the time keepers really follow the action, but F1 is a relatively pure form of motor sport, inasmuch as there is no pretense of anything being stock, and where the engineers are as much in the race as the drivers, except for risk-taking. The Indianapolis cars are different animals but similarly made-to-purpose. I visited the infield museum at the track, and the innards of the cars look like the internal organs of snakes all wrapped around the aerodynamic shape. If I had that talent, I think I'd rather engineer than drive, since my mind is always going off subject. I actually covered dirt track racing in Southwest Missouri, old beaters hammered into racing shape by guys who mostly farmed, the real grassroots. Spit, dust, beer and gasoline and a little something extra.
My amazement at Indy (just visiting the track, not the race) included getting out of my econo-rental car and taking in the size of the track and stands which seem to loom out of sight. I'd seen it on TV, but wasn't sure what was camera distortion, etc. The live race crowd sounds pretty oppressive, except for the VIP's VIPs. TV's the ticket.
Yup, F1 fan here. Went to several British Grands Prix in the 60's (as a small child), 70's and 80's; just missed getting to the Malaysian Grand Prix in 2008 - I was en route to Jakarta and all flights after the race finished were full so I ended up taking off just as the race started; great - but short - view from the plane as it flew over the circuit.
Never made it to an Aussie race when I lived in Sydney; but perhaps now I'm in São Paulo I might get to Interlagos one day...
Never made it to an Aussie race when I lived in Sydney; but perhaps now I'm in São Paulo I might get to Interlagos one day...
Started watching back in the mid 1980's as a kid and have been watching ever since. The Mansell/Prost/Senna days were the golden age for me. They had some of the greatest drivers of all time battling it out in some of the greatest cars of all time.
Being British I have a special place in my heart for Williams and Mclaren and hope they can both turn their poor form around and get back to winning ways.
Having said all that I'm now a massive Ferrari fan and have been ever since the Michael Schumacher days.
Hopefully this coronavirus nightmare will be behind us soon and the F1 calendar can get back on track (if you'll pardon the pun).
Someone else mentioned MotoGP and I watch that now as well. Lots more overtaking with bikes and still genuinely dangerous, whereas in F1 they can have huge crashes and everyone walks away without a scratch.
I don't want to see anyone get hurt but I think they've taken it too far with the 'halo' device. Either have it as a true open cockpit formula or don't, this halfway house solution looks so ugly.
Being British I have a special place in my heart for Williams and Mclaren and hope they can both turn their poor form around and get back to winning ways.
Having said all that I'm now a massive Ferrari fan and have been ever since the Michael Schumacher days.
Hopefully this coronavirus nightmare will be behind us soon and the F1 calendar can get back on track (if you'll pardon the pun).
Someone else mentioned MotoGP and I watch that now as well. Lots more overtaking with bikes and still genuinely dangerous, whereas in F1 they can have huge crashes and everyone walks away without a scratch.
I don't want to see anyone get hurt but I think they've taken it too far with the 'halo' device. Either have it as a true open cockpit formula or don't, this halfway house solution looks so ugly.
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