Is the public bored shitless with F1?

[TheBoy]

Maybe I'm a completely boring git and everyone else is cool fun lovers..... but I love the f1. Been to silverstone practise Friday's for the last 4 years now. Still to this day it boggles my mind how fast they take corners.

They frequently (ish) allow public in (for free ) on F1 test days, so keep an eye on the website. Usually a schoolday, but usually worth a morning out.  Sometimes access is limited to the main Luffield complex stands, sometimes more, seems to be luck of the draw.

[Webby the Bear]

Maybe I'm a completely boring git and everyone else is cool fun lovers..... but I love the f1. Been to silverstone practise Friday's for the last 4 years now. Still to this day it boggles my mind how fast they take corners.

They frequently (ish) allow public in (for free ) on F1 test days, so keep an eye on the website. Usually a schoolday, but usually worth a morning out.  Sometimes access is limited to the main Luffield complex stands, sometimes more, seems to be luck of the draw.

Got a feeling there's a test day this month 

Ps en route to silverstone we were crawling in slow traffic..... alongside a nice pfl omega. Wondered if he was on his way to you? 

[Steve B]

Maybe I'm a completely boring git and everyone else is cool fun lovers..... but I love the f1. Been to silverstone practise Friday's for the last 4 years now. Still to this day it boggles my mind how fast they take corners.

They frequently (ish) allow public in (for free ) on F1 test days, so keep an eye on the website. Usually a schoolday, but usually worth a morning out.  Sometimes access is limited to the main Luffield complex stands, sometimes more, seems to be luck of the draw.

Keep your eye out on the website Tb and post it up here when we can go 

[Stargazer57N]

Used to watch it religiously butI got board with F1 about 15 years ago they started messing around with the rule too much then and is only got worse lately. Once the first corner is done the race is over (bar mechanical failiure) it's a game of follow the leader. Haven't watch a full race now for a decade

[TheBoy]

Used to watch it religiously butI got board with F1 about 15 years ago they started messing around with the rule too much then and is only got worse lately. Once the first corner is done the race is over (bar mechanical failiure) it's a game of follow the leader. Haven't watch a full race now for a decade

And now at the first sight of moisture, they have to start behind safety cars in order to inject that extra boredom.

[TheBoy]

Ps en route to silverstone we were crawling in slow traffic..... alongside a nice pfl omega. Wondered if he was on his way to you? 

Nope:

a) he wouldn't have got through, as the A43 is 4 lanes of 1 way traffic
b) I wouldn't invite anyone on GP weekend, I've lived here long enough to know better

Keep your eye out on the website Tb and post it up here when we can go 

More chance of pulling yer foreskin up over yer head to keep yer ears warm then me regularly looking at F1 tosh...

[Stargazer57N]

Used to watch it religiously butI got board with F1 about 15 years ago they started messing around with the rule too much then and is only got worse lately. Once the first corner is done the race is over (bar mechanical failiure) it's a game of follow the leader. Haven't watch a full race now for a decade

And now at the first sight of moisture, they have to start behind safety cars in order to inject that extra boredom.

Aye billions sent on car development  but they can't start or run a race if its a little damp more research need into tyre me thinks is needed.

[ted_one]

If you've time to slow down for the corners then you ain't going fast enough....F1 not for me,....drag racing 300 mph on a  fraction of an FI budget ...get in

[Stargazer57N]

Used to watch it religiously butI got board with F1 about 15 years ago they started messing around with the rule too much then and is only got worse lately. Once the first corner is done the race is over (bar mechanical failiure) it's a game of follow the leader. Haven't watch a full race now for a decade

And now at the first sight of moisture, they have to start behind safety cars in order to inject that extra boredom.

[Lazydocker]

Used to watch it religiously butI got board with F1 about 15 years ago they started messing around with the rule too much then and is only got worse lately. Once the first corner is done the race is over (bar mechanical failiure) it's a game of follow the leader. Haven't watch a full race now for a decade

You should watch a whole race then. Ok, perhaps not the front runners but there has been decent racing all the way to the finish line for the last few races

That said, it's not as good as the old days

[TheBoy]

Used to watch it religiously butI got board with F1 about 15 years ago they started messing around with the rule too much then and is only got worse lately. Once the first corner is done the race is over (bar mechanical failiure) it's a game of follow the leader. Haven't watch a full race now for a decade

You should watch a whole race then. Ok, perhaps not the front runners but there has been decent racing all the way to the finish line for the last few races

That said, it's not as good as the old days

Even I watched the British GP, and unless I missed something, it was pretty dull.  It was Ch4, but I always thought all the pictures were the official FIA feed, with local TV audio?

Every bit of overtaking was artificial (DRS), with the most exciting thing was Hamilton nearly overtaking the safety car.

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

To be fair, most of the drivers were less than happy about starting behind the safety car, but they had no choice.
It may not have been an all time classic in pure racing terms, but Hamilton gave a masterclass in wet weather driving.
He is on a different level to the others in terms of driving talent.

[flyer 0712]

Mercedes played a blinder...they new they were braking the rules by giving rossberg instructions of the radio to tell him what to do about the problem with his car,,,,they knew if they got a 5 or even a 20 seconds penalty rossberg would still be third,thus winning points for himself and the main thing winning points for the constructors championship...because if they had stuck to the rules and not given that advice the car could have possibly  been out of the points or even not finished at all thus gaining no points at all..crafty sods...In football that would have been classed as a proffessional foul..lol 

[Lazydocker]

Used to watch it religiously butI got board with F1 about 15 years ago they started messing around with the rule too much then and is only got worse lately. Once the first corner is done the race is over (bar mechanical failiure) it's a game of follow the leader. Haven't watch a full race now for a decade

You should watch a whole race then. Ok, perhaps not the front runners but there has been decent racing all the way to the finish line for the last few races

That said, it's not as good as the old days

Even I watched the British GP, and unless I missed something, it was pretty dull.  It was Ch4, but I always thought all the pictures were the official FIA feed, with local TV audio?

Every bit of overtaking was artificial (DRS), with the most exciting thing was Hamilton nearly overtaking the safety car.

That's where the option to watch where you want is an advantage

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Verstappen driving around the outside of Rosberg on the wet line was as good a move as Ive seen in any era of F1 racing.
He is going to be the one who gives Hamilton trouble in the near future imo.