Just curious. I started watching F1 back when DTS started airing (so during Hamilton’s domination). It was fun, even though results were often predictable (HAM-BOT-VER).
Then there was this awesome season when Max got his 1st WDC title. It was the most fun I ever had with any sport ever.
But now? I still watch races, but, I won’t lie, it’s getting less and less exciting. I noticed that F1 is no longer a huge talking-point in my friend’s group, as there is just less going on. Max has so huuuge advantage, that it feels like all that sport magic is gone.
What are your thoughts on this? Are you still watching races every rawe ceek? Do you still feel engaged in F1 community?
I’m loving it. Ignoring Max, every race is different. Basically anyone can finish at any place, even though there are definitely trends. Hulkenberg and Norris suddenly being up in the top 5, Albon in the points. Then you have the constant fight between Aston, Mercedes, Ferrari, and Perez. There’s plenty of good racing, you just shouldn’t care too much about who wins (since that’s almost a given).
Idk about putting Perez in there, he’s mostly just been fighting his own qualifying pace and ability to overtake in what is far and away the fastest car on the grid. I mean he has now missed Q3 5 out of 9 races. Even hard core Perez fans have to admit he’s bottling it
He has been in the past few races. Before that he was challenging Max. Last weekend he was again battling in the Mercedes/Ferrari/Aston area. That’s where I’d expect him to be the rest of the season. In a good weekend he can easily beat them, and maybe even keep Max honest. But in a worse weekend he’ll be fighting for a podium just like those teams I mentioned.
Just my opinion but that undersells how much Perez is bottling it. If he hadn’t failed so badly at qualy he wouldn’t be fighting for podiums he would be taking a gentle Sunday stroll, somewhere between Max and P3. He’s shown he is capable of it, but he’s objectively performing way below his capability across more than half the season so far
I am! I don’t need to watch the leaders to enjoy the race. So much always going on in the mid field too.
If all you care about is who wins, then yes it’s boring. But you’re totally ignoring the fact that there are 19 other places. Today was a good race. Leclerc was happy being second, Norris was happy being fourth, Hamilton was whining and received an extra penalty.
The front of the field has not been exciting this year. I feel like the mid-pack battle has been one of the best I remember in years.
I also love seeing Hamilton struggle with a car and Russell put pressure on him. I’m not a Hamilton fan at all but I have to say he has had some tremendous drives this year.
Alonso’s performance this year has also been very exciting to watch.
I’ve slipped out of following it for a number of reasons:
- The season was decided as soon as we saw how fast and reliable RB are.
- In the UK you either have to choose between watching F1 on tv or eating, or find streams
- The racing just isn’t that great with the new cars, still mostly basic DRS passes.
- the sprint race format isn’t worth it and makes it harder to keep track of what’s going on if you aren’t able to watch live.
Another UK fan… I totally agree with this take.
Looks like you’ve tripled posted. This is the 2nd comment
Get an VPN & F1TV… I’m in the UK but I refuse to give a penny to Murdoch & the channel 4 coverage is compromised of course.
Getting F1TV has completely revolutionised my F1 watching. Being able to watch easily, with time shift if needed, & no streaming stress. The commentary is even better imho (though you can choose the Sky feed if you miss Martin & Crofty). The pundits are better too. And you can watch any in car view at any time. It’s worth every penny.
Overall I have lost interest. After the title was stolen from Lewis I was pretty bitter. I have been watching for about 15 years (American) and this year is just incredibly boring. This is by far the most dominant car I have ever seen and no one can challenge Max, not even his teammate. At least when Lewis was winning all the time he had a competent teammate to challenge every weekend.
This season is pretty damn exciting if you exclude Max imo. With Checos form being nowhere at the moment, P2 is a free for all. I find the battle between Merc, AM and Ferrari super entertaining, and the same goes for the rest of the grid, especially with McLaren and Alpine trying to find their rhythm.
Yeah, F1.5 is pretty nice this season!
Will you categorize the premier league as boring considering that man City is winning almost everytime. No because the other games are interesting and the fight for other positions is close. Think of F1 in a similar way. Just because the guy who wins is fixed doesn’t mean that there isn’t merit in who finishes in thr other positions
