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Title: F1 in the good old days
Post by: albitz on 23 July 2009, 20:46:43

I am at work and I,m watching the BBC red button channel (301 freeview) which is showing highlights of Hungarian Grands prix from the 80,s/90,s.The racing is without doubt miles better than now,plenty of overtaking etc,sometimes I think I look back through rose tinted specs,but this has shown me that I dont.It really was that much better in the old days.

Title: Re: F1 in the good old days
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 23 July 2009, 22:05:34

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I am at work and I,m watching the BBC red button channel (301 freeview) which is showing highlights of Hungarian Grands prix from the 80,s/90,s.The racing is without doubt miles better than now,plenty of overtaking etc,sometimes I think I look back through rose tinted specs,but this has shown me that I dont.It really was that much better in the old days.[/quote]

Indeed it was Albs, and in fact it was even better in the late 1960s and 1970s! 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-)  Money and power bureaucracy hadn't corrupted it all in those days.  ::) ::) ::) ;) ;)

Title: Re: F1 in the good old days
Post by: Martin_1962 on 23 July 2009, 22:07:12

10/08/1997 was the most exciting :y

Title: Re: F1 in the good old days
Post by: TheBoy on 23 July 2009, 22:18:29

yup, for the last 15yrs, they've all been to gay to overtake, Schumacher aside (love or hate him, he did have a desire to win), Senna/Prost/Mansell/Piquet was the last of the great racers

Title: Re: F1 in the good old days
Post by: Jimbo B on 23 July 2009, 22:23:09

Was much better in the old days now it's so boring :( :(

Title: Re: F1 in the good old days
Post by: amigov6 on 23 July 2009, 22:35:28

As Lizzie said F1 in the 60's/70's was nailbiting to watch, sure you'll find some on youtube etc.
   Same as footy it's all become a tad corperate lately & in doing so has lost it's appeal to many. :(

Title: Re: F1 in the good old days
Post by: Darth Loo-knee on 23 July 2009, 22:36:25

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yup, for the last 15yrs, they've all been to gay to overtake, Schumacher aside (love or hate him, he did have a desire to win), Senna/Prost/Mansell/Piquet was the last of the great racers

Dont watch F1 anymore at all but I did when the above were racing :y
Still not as good as 500cc two strokes though with Rainey, Schwantz, Gardner, Lawson etc :y

Title: Re: F1 in the good old days
Post by: TheBoy on 23 July 2009, 22:38:50

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As Lizzie said F1 in the 60's/70's was nailbiting to watch, sure you'll find some on youtube etc.
   Same as footy it's all become a tad corperate lately & in doing so has lost it's appeal to many. :(

Not sure its the corporatness, just that the 'championship' is more important than the 'race'.

Look how the idea that it was the maximum number of race wins that decides the championship was turned down.


In the absence of a lack of willingness to reduce downforce in the sport, ban pit stops, then the gay poofters will have to overtake if they want to win (not that any of the current lot have enough desire to win)

Title: Re: F1 in the good old days
Post by: cleggy on 23 July 2009, 23:43:20

The overriding factor is MONEY, therefore it is no longer a sport! imvho

Title: Re: F1 in the good old days
Post by: amigov6 on 23 July 2009, 23:56:05

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The overriding factor is MONEY, therefore it is no longer a sport! imvho

Pretty much sums it up for me. All the spirit has gone, it's got too techy & clinical. ::)

Title: Re: F1 in the good old days
Post by: Jimbob on 24 July 2009, 08:45:23

I gave up on it around the time Damon Hill left.

just bores me now.  :'(

Title: Re: F1 in the good old days
Post by: TheBoy on 24 July 2009, 09:36:25

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I gave up on it around the time Damon Hill left.

just bores me now.  :'(

Blimey, I get flamed when I say such things, how come you get away with it :o