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submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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It's such a crazy track. It's so old-school racing and we get rain like spa. What a fun race. How about that Gasly though? Did not see that happening. Also Alonzo keeping it solid. Albon staying in there.. Totally entertaining F1. Cant wait for monza

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You people need to watch F2.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I haven't watched F1 long enough for that. I've been a MotoGP fan since around 1999 when I started riding. I only started watching the support classes about 3 years ago. But Jack Doohan is the crossover point. Seeing Mick the Quick in the paddock is kind of cool.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

With MotoGP it's a similar situation... Moto 3 is always madness and a highlight of the weekend. I'm glad Moto 3 and 2 race every time, not like with F1.

I really watch F1 for F2 this year. If it's not on, I don't think I'll bother often anymore. Even if the event is sometimes unpredictable, it's more often based on team strategy or luck. The best actual racing usually happens in the bottom half of the lineup, which may be entertaining, but not exactly why I wanna watch motorsports for.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Give it time, I'll probably come around to F2 and F3 too.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I swear, the changing weather made it seem more like Gran Turismo than real life!

[+] [email protected] -7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

You know that the season is terribly boring when you see these threads.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why?

Yes, first place is not really a question nowadays, but to be honest it almost never is. We very rarely get a season like 21.

When I started watching, F1 was a sport with 20-odd cars, and at the end Schumacher always won. After that, F1 became a sport with 20 cars, and at the end Vettel always won. After that, it became a sport where Mercedes always won. And now it is a sport where Max always wins.

F1 is a sport where a team/driver who hits the sweet spot has a massive advantage. That is by design, it is in the first place a constructors championship.

But you just cannot deny that behind Red Bull it has been a good season. First Aston Martin, then Mercedes and now McLaren that are coming forward. With the odd good performance from Ferrari in between.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Man, as someone new to F1, I don't get the hate either. I hear people talk about legends like Schumacher all the time, and I think to myself, man, I wish I could've seen him in his prime, I wish I could've experienced that. And Max is absolutely a legend of that calibre. These records don't lie, we'll be debating if Max is the GOAT twenty years from now, and it really pleases me that I'll get to say that I saw those records set and this legend at his peak.

Watching a race go crazy, and wondering if maybe Max will put it in the wall, like with that scare at Eau Rouge in spa, or seeing a questionable tire decision that drops him down the order, or having to start in the rain with 5 laps left, all the while wondering if he'll manage to hold up his once in a lifetime bid for a world record?

It may not be as exciting as the crazy battles happening behind him, but it's crazy to me how many people want to call it boring. Or hell, how many call the whole season boring, despite the rest of the grid seeing these insane swings in position.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yeah I don't get it either. I'm new to this sport. I got into VR assetto last year cause it was on sale. Branched to dirt 2 then eaF1 cause it was on sale. Oh hey, turns out I love fast cars. Discovered drive to survive, subscribed to F1 TV and every race is a joy. I race it in VR before the weekend to learn the track, then watch how the pros do it

Got me a Louis Hamilton t-shirt I wear on race weekends but my secret homie is Albon. I love this sport and don't understand why everyone is so uptight. I mean, it's all a bit of fun right? fast car go vroom, we went motorcar racing!

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago

Have Max put in 20 qualifying laps in a row like Schumi in Hungary and we'll talk.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Even if Red Bull win every race, there's still good racing to be seen and enjoyed farther back. Most of these drivers are amazing!