Is F1 still interesting to watch?

[N.J.]

Originally Posted by rbcorreia Hello everybody. Tell me something: is F1 not interesting to watch anymore or is it just me? Boring races, no overtaking... I used to be a big fan but now I definitely prefer rallying. I'm kind of new around here but so far I'm enjoying it a lot. Keep up the good work.

There is no question what-so-ever that 'Rallying' IS more interesting/exciting to watch than Formula One.

There are a few reasons for his;

*Go back 30 years ago in Formula One - have a look at the differences:

-Taildrifts/slides/4-wheel drifts
-no traction control!!!

Ask any Formula One driver what % of great car/great driver is needed to be the best...they'll say 80% (the car/team) and 20% the driver.

The cars ARE too good - there's not enough emphasis on the driver...




In Rallying (God where do we start!!! - its always awesome to watch!)

ie. Watch a current F1 race then compare it to that awesome rally video 'Climb-Dance'.

Then tell me you'd prefer to watch a F1 race.

[SPEEDKILLAR]

Originally Posted by geekdiggy Originally Posted by SPEEDCORE but I dont recall seeing much Overtaking in Rallying. please tell me you were just being sarcastic

I think he means it, how funny would that be....

[SPAD]

I HAVE WANTCHED MANY RALLY RACES.I LIKE RALLY RACES.I STILL CANT COMPARE THE TIME I TAKE OUT OF MY LIFE WATCHING EVERY BIT OF F1 TV COVERAGE AND THE RUSH I GET SEEING THE CARS ROCKET OFF THE START LINE.

SORRY BUT I PREFER F1

[skent12]

If you understand what it takes to compete in F1 currently and enjoy seeing what is possible in terms of technology in cars then simply watching any F1 car just go around a track is very interesting.

[szumszer]

feeling nostalgic??? F1 was great then and its great now, geekdiggy summarized it just right, I do prefer WRC, just slightly more, because their cars and driving is a little more realistic, 300 bhp 4WD can be had by almost anyone, they drive on regular roads, not just special tracks, and their driving style is more applicable to regular road driving, even though it still requires plenty of skill to say the least, but on the other hand driving a 900 bhp + one seater on slicks, with technology worth 100'sa of millions of dollars is beyond my wildest imagination, fa1 drivers are luckiest bastards in the world, they get to live our dreams

[biff19_a]

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huh 7am to watch mikey win....

hit record on the VCR zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Wake up watch it in fast forward except for maybe one or two good parts

[levensnevel]

Even with the utter dominance of Ferrari I found it, all in all, a very interesting weekend of F1 racing and strategies.
> Ford got it all wrong: 5 cars out of 6 equipped with their engines didn't last the race distance
> McLaren finishes at the back of the field and are both lapped at 2/3 race distance
> Toyota, with budget, supposedly, even bigger than Ferrari failed to score one single point after ..... five races
> Michelin seems to have a tyrecompound which is indblowing quick in the first few laps of a race (Button at Imola & Trulli at Catalunya)
> Qualification lap of Michael Schumacher was extra ordinary, probabely the best one I've ever seen
> The Sauberteam and Rubinho took us all by surprise by having a 2 stop race strategy
> After the first stint Michael drove with a cracked exhaust system, so he was effectively "coasting home" from that point in the race.
Can't wait till Monaco

[yg60m]

I had the same thought when seing this topic back, the pit stop strategy spoil the fun as, when you have a faster car, you just have to wait the Pit Stop to "overtake" the car in front of you I wonder if i will watch the other GPs, ayway it seems the game is done and Scumacher will win its seventh title :roll:

[yg60m]

Possible but it sad the F1 can't be like it was in the 80/90's, my favorite period being the end of 80's , beginning 90's when you have just tyre stops with no limits. But we all know it was dangerous

[Max Power]

I guess the most interesting thing this season would be if Michael can win every race......because if he can do that, well where do u go from there?

[schnell318]

It´s becoming really boring, Michael Schumacher wins every single race, no overtaking practically and I could use some more crashes too.