Hamilton hams it up....
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Angelus666 said:
Hate to say it but completely agree. I never watch any of todays races anymore and even if I catch a race on the box I end up watching it for 10 mins and thats it, the dullness is overwhelming
But then when I think back to the Senna, Prost, Mansell days along with Murray Walker and James Hunts commentry its hardly surprising to me why todays F1 pales.As for E Formula 1 its even worse, I can only compare it to an oversized Scalextric.
Tim.
Angelus666 said:
Verstappen won a few races ago but yes it’s very predictable, even I’m bored of it at the mo and I never thought I’d say that. The whole of F1 was waiting with clenched teeth to get this year over with and have the new very different cars and regs next year but that’s not happening now until 2022 because of Covid. So next year will be another bore fest with the same old same old with Verstappen the only non Merc driver with half a chance, there is literally no one else able to get even close to the Mercs. Leclerc hasn’t got the car, Albon isn’t yet good enough.....it’s pretty dire right now.
I’ve said this a million times, but the only way to make it even half interesting is to have 20 cars, 20 drivers, 20 races and each driver has to drive each car once. Then you’ll see who the best driver, car and team is. I don’t understand how they don’t see it. We are the last generation watching it and it’ll die if they stick to its current format.
There’s never been a rotation in car and driver since the birth of motorsport AFAIK...doesn’t and can’t work. There is change coming as I said, the current format is being cancelled as from 2022, it will see 18” wheels, less aero effect on the front end, a level playing field with the engines.
Makes no difference what car they drive Verstappen Hamilton and Leclerc and hopefully Alonso from 2022 would still win everything, F1 teams aren’t stupid, they study drivers to the enth degree and employ the best if the driver will sign for them. If you had driver rotation then you would have to have a formula where every team had exactly the same chassis and engine as the information spread would mean any team that found an edge would have it leaked as soon as it appeared. F1 is the pinnacle of motorsport and car development, it’s not and never has been a same down the paddock formula. Grit the teeth and wait now until 2022.
And that’s the problem right there. Lewis could drive a Red Bull if you have him 3 days practice, that would make it a challenge, that would make it interesting. Who could adjust the quickest, who could get the most out of a non familiar set up. Where technology wasn’t such a huge separator in the past is totally impacts the result today.
Ask yourself this, if Lewis was in a red bull and Vettel was in a Mercedes next week, would that make it more interesting to watch?
Ask yourself this, if Lewis was in a red bull and Vettel was in a Mercedes next week, would that make it more interesting to watch?
No because Vettel would probably crash it..... :lol: :wink:
It could never happen because as I said teams couldn’t have a secret. You’d need every car identical then it’d work but then you wouldn’t have F1, all you’d have is a formula with the same cars.
Lest see what 2022 brings, its a level playing field.
It could never happen because as I said teams couldn’t have a secret. You’d need every car identical then it’d work but then you wouldn’t have F1, all you’d have is a formula with the same cars.
Lest see what 2022 brings, its a level playing field.
If you like racing watch BSB. I know its bikes and not cars but the racing is brilliant.
One of the Irwin brothers gained 16 places before being clipped from behind after passing.
Seeing how difficult it can be for bikes to pass each other I dont even know how cars manage at all.
One of the Irwin brothers gained 16 places before being clipped from behind after passing.
Seeing how difficult it can be for bikes to pass each other I dont even know how cars manage at all.
I concentrate on the midfield these days as that is where the excitement is. It seems that TV broadcasting does the same as they rarely look at the front of the field after the first 4 laps. I am pleased to see that Ferrari agree with me and ensure that their drivers are in mid field or close to to last battles.Angelus666 said:
I didn’t see, what was the result today...? 
Not sure where having to like someone or not comes into it. Certainly has my admiration, boy can he pedal a car, and win races!! As for his politics or BLM that is his opinion and he is free to express in whatever way he wants. The fans (and his skill set) have put him in the positions where the detractors are always shoot from the hip, to try and topple him from the top.
john-e89 said:
What you just described is 99% of modern celebrities. What matters to most them deep down is that they get the headline and the notoriety. At the same time. If some of them do what they consider worth the effort and time to bring attention to worthy issues, then I personalty applaud most of that. Lewis has the same right to choose how much effort he puts into different aspects of his life as any one else does. I doubt he sees it as shallow. We can't help who we are inside, shallow or otherwise. All we can do is choose what we show to others by our choices. If others don't like those choices that is up to them.
I’m not sure you can lay the responsibility on the current president when Obama served 8 years in office and achieved very little for the cause.jabber said:
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