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    Klaus
    wrote on 26 Sept 2021, 10:20 last edited by
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    Probably I'm just ignorant about the finer details of F1 racing, but I don't quite understand how one can enjoy watching F1 races. Looks somewhat boring to me. Cars driving laps, and occasionally one car overtakes another.

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    • K Klaus
      26 Sept 2021, 10:20

      Probably I'm just ignorant about the finer details of F1 racing, but I don't quite understand how one can enjoy watching F1 races. Looks somewhat boring to me. Cars driving laps, and occasionally one car overtakes another.

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      bachophile
      wrote on 26 Sept 2021, 10:34 last edited by
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      @klaus said in Formula One:

      Probably I'm just ignorant about the finer details of F1 racing, but I don't quite understand how one can enjoy watching F1 races. Looks somewhat boring to me. Cars driving laps, and occasionally one car overtakes another.

      I once thought that about bike racing but the lance armstrong craze took me into understanding the way grand tour bike racing works, and just like baseball, which I started watching at 5 years old, there is so much more going on than at first meets the eye. Lots of strategy.

      Be that as it may, I’m not at all a F1 follower (maybe the closest I came to that was strolling along the marina and past the casino in Monte Carlo) but I imagine like other things, more than meets the eye.

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        Doctor Phibes
        wrote on 26 Sept 2021, 11:47 last edited by
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        F1 races can be really boring, it depends on the circuit and the circumstances. At the wrong circuit it becomes a complete procession, and the DVR is your friend. When you have one very dominant car/driver combination it also gets a little dull - this was true with Schumacher at Ferrari, Vettel at Red Bull and Hamilton at Mercedes, although this year is more interesting as Mercedes is arguably no longer the fastest car.

        What typically livens up even the dullest circuit is rain.

        I was only joking

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        • K Klaus
          26 Sept 2021, 10:20

          Probably I'm just ignorant about the finer details of F1 racing, but I don't quite understand how one can enjoy watching F1 races. Looks somewhat boring to me. Cars driving laps, and occasionally one car overtakes another.

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          Catseye3
          wrote on 26 Sept 2021, 12:58 last edited by
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          @klaus said in Formula One:

          Probably I'm just ignorant about the finer details of F1 racing, but I don't quite understand how one can enjoy watching F1 races. Looks somewhat boring to me. Cars driving laps, and occasionally one car overtakes another.

          There's the guy with the flag, though. Every now and then a guy runs out on the track and furiously waves a flag around. That's sort of interesting. For a second or two.

          Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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            Doctor Phibes
            wrote on 26 Sept 2021, 16:08 last edited by
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            …. I was right about the rain 😊

            I was only joking

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              26 Sept 2021, 16:08

              …. I was right about the rain 😊

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              mark
              wrote on 26 Sept 2021, 21:31 last edited by
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              @doctor-phibes said in Formula One:

              …. I was right about the rain 😊

              Yes you were! Wow.

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                mark
                wrote on 13 Oct 2021, 03:44 last edited by mark
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                I just won my first podium and first place to boot in F1 2020! I had to overtake about 6 or 8 cars. Started grid 4 but was passed by a few during the start. I also took fastest lap by about 4 seconds.

                First-F1-2020-Win.png

                Before this win, I could never even get through the start of the race, then the first turn, then if I survived all that, someone would hit me from behind on another turn. I think the closest I ever got to finishing a race was completing 2 laps before I would crash for various reasons.

                Then I take 1st place tonight. lol

                Lots of fun.

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                  13 Oct 2021, 03:44

                  I just won my first podium and first place to boot in F1 2020! I had to overtake about 6 or 8 cars. Started grid 4 but was passed by a few during the start. I also took fastest lap by about 4 seconds.

                  First-F1-2020-Win.png

                  Before this win, I could never even get through the start of the race, then the first turn, then if I survived all that, someone would hit me from behind on another turn. I think the closest I ever got to finishing a race was completing 2 laps before I would crash for various reasons.

                  Then I take 1st place tonight. lol

                  Lots of fun.

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                  Doctor Phibes
                  wrote on 13 Oct 2021, 12:41 last edited by
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                  @mark said in Formula One:

                  I just won my first podium and first place to boot in F1 2020!

                  Nice πŸ™‚

                  I was only joking

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                    taiwan_girl
                    wrote on 14 Oct 2021, 03:27 last edited by taiwan_girl
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                    Link to video

                    Comparison of "pit stop" from 1950 and today. LOL

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                      14 Oct 2021, 03:27

                      Link to video

                      Comparison of "pit stop" from 1950 and today. LOL

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                      Horace
                      wrote on 14 Oct 2021, 03:49 last edited by
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                      @taiwan_girl said in Formula One:

                      Link to video

                      Comparison of "pit stop" from 1950 and today. LOL

                      wow

                      Education is extremely important.

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                        LuFins Dad
                        wrote on 9 Oct 2023, 16:08 last edited by
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                        It’s amazing just between 2209 vs 2013

                        The Brad

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                          mark
                          wrote on 9 Oct 2023, 22:37 last edited by
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                          I was wondering why this thread didn't appear in my "F1" search results. I should have search for "Formula One"

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                            LuFins Dad
                            wrote on 10 Oct 2023, 01:07 last edited by
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                            Of course, in all fairness, they don’t refuel in modern F1 and Pit Crews are 22 people, opposed to 4 (including the driver!) in 1950.

                            The Brad

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                              Rainman
                              wrote on 10 Oct 2023, 15:58 last edited by
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                              It's like a bell choir playing presto. Yes, you had to pause and think on that one.

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