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Formula 1/F1/Formula One

#181
roller said:
Btw, the overhead view of the turbine IndyCar always trips my trigger... the whole asymmetrical thing is just wild! :cool:

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Yep, that era was full of beautiful kookiness. I actually got to see this one run at Watkins Glen:



And then of course you had the CanAm series, about the closest thing to a truly unlimited class as ever there was.
 
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#182
Mmmm... CanAm. I miss that. Lolas, and McLarens, and Chaparrals, oh my!

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#185
Professional racing series have been getting more and more homegenized all the time. Safer , more predictable and technologically off in the stratosphere, its harder for the average person to relate to unless your some brainiac that understands the complex digital/mechanical smorgasboard of modern race cars. The days of real men driving bare bones high horse powered danger machines are long gone.
 
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#186
While it'll look cool, the next generation F1 car will be considerably slower than this year's.

Eager to see the Hypercars at Le Mans; that's about the only motorsport vehicle that I'm looking forward to.

bluesblaster said:
Professional racing series have been getting more and more homegenized all the time. Safer , more predictable and technologically off in the stratosphere, its harder for the average person to relate to unless your some brainiac that understands the complex digital/mechanical smorgasboard of modern race cars. The days of real men driving bare bones high horse powered danger machines are long gone.
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#187
The hypercar will also be slower than the current DPi, however there will be more of them which bodes well for the series. I see Penske has again teamed with Porsche for its hypercar run in 2023. The hypercar debut at Spa last week had LMP2 cars running at or even slightly quicker than the new LMH models, Although they eventually worked out a few bugs and had it running well for the race which was won by Toyota. Should be exciting going forward and I look to see alot of other manufacturers join in the future.
 
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#188
I thought the Penske Porsche will be a LMDh vehicle... no?

bluesblaster said:
The hypercar will also be slower than the current DPi, however there will be more of them which bodes well for the series. I see Penske has again teamed with Porsche for its hypercar run in 2023. The hypercar debut at Spa last week had LMP2 cars running at or even slightly quicker than the new LMH models, Although they eventually worked out a few bugs and had it running well for the race which was won by Toyota. Should be exciting going forward and I look to see alot of other manufacturers join in the future.
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#189
Hi everyone. My name is Steve and I am an F1aholic.

(clap, clap, clap)

At one time I used to watch every practice session, qualifying session, and every race as it happened. I also followed every website on Earth that even dared to mention F1. I used to plan my life’s schedule around getting my next fix - watching F1 - without regards to my family’s needs or wants.

I worshipped at the alter of THE Scuderia. I spent my life’s savings on F1 apparel, souvenirs, and tickets. I neglected my husbandly duties so I could watch F1 races in the middle of the night.

Then.....

I found THE CURE!!!!!!!!!!

(clap, clap, clap)

Who knew that the cure could be so simple and so inexpensive?

First, a tiny bit of background:

Speed Channel carried F1 and it was unbelievably good. Then NBCSN got the broadcast rights and it was almost as good, but I couldn’t understand why the same announcers had to wear NBC jackets and ties. Then came Sky Sports.

David Croft (aka Crofty) is the main announcer for Sky. He is great except:

1) He can pronounce the drivers’ names as long as they are British names (who is Joe Vinotzee?)

2) When anything even slightly exciting happens he speaks faster than the guy on the old FedEx commercials. His voice also goes up about two octaves. The result is that no one can understand what he is saying.

3) His command of English grammar is slightly behind that of my youngest grandson (age 3 1/2 weeks). He hails from the country that created the darn language!!!!!

4) He appears to have little knowledge of F1 rules so he makes up rules as he speaks. Thank goodness there is a former driver there to correct him.

5) When the F1 feed includes radio transmissions between drivers and the teams, he loves to ignore the important conversations so he can hear his own voice.

6) etc., etc., etc.

The result is that he has sucked all of the fun from F1 and my life can now be classified as normal. I now DVR the races and watch them when time allows.

(clap, clap, clap)

Thank you. My name is Steve and that is my story.

(clap, clap, clap, clap, clap, clap, clap)
 
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#190
12BitSlab said:
Hi everyone. My name is Steve and I am an F1aholic.

(clap, clap, clap)

At one time I used to watch every practice session, qualifying session, and every race as it happened. I also followed every website on Earth that even dared to mention F1. I used to plan my life’s schedule around getting my next fix - watching F1 - without regards to my family’s needs or wants.

I worshipped at the alter of THE Scuderia. I spent my life’s savings on F1 apparel, souvenirs, and tickets. I neglected my husbandly duties so I could watch F1 races in the middle of the night.

Then.....

I found THE CURE!!!!!!!!!!

(clap, clap, clap)

Who knew that the cure could be so simple and so inexpensive?

First, a tiny bit of background:

Speed Channel carried F1 and it was unbelievably good. Then NBCSN got the broadcast rights and it was almost as good, but I couldn’t understand why the same announcers had to wear NBC jackets and ties. Then came Sky Sports.

David Croft (aka Crofty) is the main announcer for Sky. He is great except:

1) He can pronounce the drivers’ names as long as they are British names (who is Joe Vinotzee?)

2) When anything even slightly exciting happens he speaks faster than the guy on the old FedEx commercials. His voice also goes up about two octaves. The result is that no one can understand what he is saying.

3) His command of English grammar is slightly behind that of my youngest grandson (age 3 1/2 weeks). He hails from the country that created the darn language!!!!!

4) He appears to have little knowledge of F1 rules so he makes up rules as he speaks. Thank goodness there is a former driver there to correct him.

5) When the F1 feed includes radio transmissions between drivers and the teams, he loves to ignore the important conversations so he can hear his own voice.

6) etc., etc., etc.

The result is that he has sucked all of the fun from F1 and my life can now be classified as normal. I now DVR the races and watch them when time allows.

(clap, clap, clap)

Thank you. My name is Steve and that is my story.

(clap, clap, clap, clap, clap, clap, clap)
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Thank you for your share Steve.
Before anyone else would like to share...

I grew up a fan in the 70s England, where drivers and cars were household names...all schoolboys followed ...and if you could afford it a scalextric set with your favorite cars
JPS
Marlboro McLaren
Rothmans etc

I am a heavy smoker in current remission

Life moved on..but Netflix reintroduced me to F1

And as long as I stay aware of each driver..love to watch all F1 weekends

Thank you
 
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#195
Thoughts on the new Miami race ? maybe this was already covered , I hadnt gone back through the thread.

Personally I think this will be more successful than COTA , better atmosphere, very international flavor, and a better layout track wise. I guess time will tell though
 
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#198
COTA's a decent track but not as great as some think. From a fan's perspective, there's several decent spots to watch... but man, there are no trees down there! Great track food though!

I haven't made it to Spa or Austria yet... but Road America still ranks #1 in my book as the best road course I've ever visited. While it will likely never host a Formula 1 event, that place is AWESOME... and yeah, from a good racing perspective and the fan's experience, it ABSOLUTELY BURIES COTA.

Btw, has anyone ever heard that COTA was designed so that it could be run counter-clockwise or clockwise? One of my buddies seems to recall reading or hearing that somewhere... and if it's true, he and I are wondering if F1 would put it into action if they needed another race due to another cancelation.

bluesblaster said:
My nephew has tickets to this years F1 at COTA, I will be interested to hear his impressions.
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#199
We have a couple trips to RA planned this summer, we are going for the Indy car race this year and then the IMSA race in August. RA is a great layout no doubt but I was watching some vid from Spa on the youtube last night, that has got to be the most beautiful road race course in the world. What a thrill it must be to drive a circuit like that.
 
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