Subscriber RandoEFC+ Posted September 12, 2021 Subscriber Posted September 12, 2021 Can only he a good thing, I would think. 1 Quote
MUFC Posted September 21, 2021 Posted September 21, 2021 Higher chance of rain on race day the previously expected. Quote
Azeem Posted September 22, 2021 Posted September 22, 2021 There should be a relay race in this, competed between countries Quote
Whiskey Posted September 30, 2021 Posted September 30, 2021 Qatar officially added - one of the most boring circuits in existence. Only positive is that the cars look brilliant in the night (as with Singapore). Quote
Subscriber RandoEFC+ Posted September 30, 2021 Subscriber Posted September 30, 2021 Literally just a duplicate Bahrain that looks a bit worse. Disappointing given some of the other circuits we don't get. Not to mention the human rights issue that dog the Middle East and lead to these blatant attempts at sports-washing. Still, we've seen from Russia this weekend that even the worst tracks can host a good race if the racing gods see fit. Quote
Moderator Tommy Posted September 30, 2021 Moderator Posted September 30, 2021 Soon they'll exclusively race in countries with terrible human rights records. Quote
Eco Posted September 30, 2021 Posted September 30, 2021 On 30/09/2021 at 10:36, Tommy said: Soon they'll exclusively race in countries with terrible human rights records. Expand They will go where the money is, and right now there is a correlation between some of the countries with a lot of money coupled with a lack of human rights. They'd head to Afghanistan tomorrow if the price was right. Quote
nudge Posted September 30, 2021 Posted September 30, 2021 On 30/09/2021 at 12:05, Eco said: They will go where the money is, and right now there is a correlation between some of the countries with a lot of money coupled with a lack of human rights. They'd head to Afghanistan tomorrow if the price was right. Expand Now that I would like to see 1 Quote
Subscriber RandoEFC+ Posted October 4, 2021 Subscriber Posted October 4, 2021 Just seen this. I haven't absolutely hated the sprint format and I can accept that it was worth a try. I just don't think it offers enough to the weekend to be worth tearing up all of the tradition behind regular qualifying and a single-race F1 weekend. Given the reception to the sprint races, especially at Monza after the novelty of it being the first one wore off, I can only ask - is there a sport more tone-deaf than F1 when it comes to the feedback of their genuine fans? Their argument that it was a success is based on how many 'social media engagements' they had on sprint race weekends. Most of the drivers didn't like it and long term fans of the sport were lukewarm on it at best. I don't mind them having stuff like Drive to Survive to appeal to the average casual fan because I don't have to watch it if I don't want to. The thing that has set F1 apart as the elite motorsport though is that it's largely stayed pure in terms of the competition whereas others have nonsense like push-to-pass or reverse grids or three races on a weekend. F1 has always minimised the gimmicks and still retained its status and popularity. DRS put a dent in that and the sprint race format is another one. Quote
MUFC Posted October 4, 2021 Posted October 4, 2021 On 04/10/2021 at 09:02, RandoEFC said: Just seen this. I haven't absolutely hated the sprint format and I can accept that it was worth a try. I just don't think it offers enough to the weekend to be worth tearing up all of the tradition behind regular qualifying and a single-race F1 weekend. Given the reception to the sprint races, especially at Monza after the novelty of it being the first one wore off, I can only ask - is there a sport more tone-deaf than F1 when it comes to the feedback of their genuine fans? Their argument that it was a success is based on how many 'social media engagements' they had on sprint race weekends. Most of the drivers didn't like it and long term fans of the sport were lukewarm on it at best. I don't mind them having stuff like Drive to Survive to appeal to the average casual fan because I don't have to watch it if I don't want to. The thing that has set F1 apart as the elite motorsport though is that it's largely stayed pure in terms of the competition whereas others have nonsense like push-to-pass or reverse grids or three races on a weekend. F1 has always minimised the gimmicks and still retained its status and popularity. DRS put a dent in that and the sprint race format is another one. Expand Sprint race in Britain and Italy so far. Been nothing to shout about. Quote
MUFC Posted October 5, 2021 Posted October 5, 2021 https://www.planetf1.com/news/tom-coronel-qatar-gravel-traps/ Quote
Administrator Stan Posted October 15, 2021 Administrator Posted October 15, 2021 Chinese GP to be dropped for next year. Emilio Romagna GP will replace it. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/58918353 1 1 Quote
Moderator Tommy Posted October 15, 2021 Moderator Posted October 15, 2021 From Australia to Europe, to USA, back to Europe, back to North America, and then back to Europe again. What is the logic behind that? 1 Quote
Subscriber RandoEFC+ Posted October 15, 2021 Subscriber Posted October 15, 2021 On 15/10/2021 at 17:16, Tommy said: From Australia to Europe, to USA, back to Europe, back to North America, and then back to Europe again. What is the logic behind that? Expand 1 Quote
Administrator Stan Posted October 16, 2021 Administrator Posted October 16, 2021 It's just an absolute mess. Quote
Whiskey Posted October 16, 2021 Posted October 16, 2021 It's months away and I already can't be arsed with Miami. Quote
MUFC Posted October 16, 2021 Posted October 16, 2021 https://www.planetf1.com/news/jolyon-palmer-lewis-hamilton-title-favourite-first-time/ Quote
Moderator Tommy Posted October 17, 2021 Moderator Posted October 17, 2021 On 17/10/2021 at 18:12, nudge said: We Race As One Expand Wtf is supposed to be wrong with the women's pants on the top right? Anyway, absolutely disgraceful. Quote
nudge Posted October 17, 2021 Posted October 17, 2021 On 17/10/2021 at 18:20, Tommy said: Wtf is supposed to be wrong with the women's pants on the top right? Anyway, absolutely disgraceful. Expand Same as with men's on the bottom right... They probably mean those ripped jeans with huge holes. 1 Quote
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