trying to watch the Monaco Gp but found myself checking emails etc, must be really gripping stuff the F1......
so true
i have it on in the background in the vague hope someone crashes.
hey someone spun , caused a traffic jam!!, bit like dodgems!!
I am a F1 fan by the way , but this is boring c**p , they would never use this circuit if was introduced now..............................
it's funny, i used to love it, back when it wasn't overly safe.
imo, they need to revert back to the year before they introduced the grooved tires
Yeah, less downforce and more mechanical grip , (slicks) , so that the cars can race close together ,and overtake.......
DITTO-
I can hear it but to be honest its totally boring........
tv on whilst i type
Thank goodness for worn out tyres , made a bit more of a spectacle, Montoya under achieving as usual , he should have had a go at Alonso......
tyre stops back
fuel stops out
manual gearshifts
no traction/launch control
and slicks
active suspension in (the sparks looked cool)
let driver mistakes count
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Originally posted by johnston
tyre stops back
fuel stops out
manual gearshifts
no traction/launch control
and slicks
active suspension in (the sparks looked cool)
let driver mistakes count
And ground effects (wooden skirts).
managed to make me nod off for a bit,they mentioned a web site asking for sugestions so they must be pretty desparate,how bout smaller single element
wings,iron brakes,manual gearchange and controll tyres
well i know a much cheaper way to make it a bit more exciting...!!
random oil slicks and various hazards dotted around the track, and they keep it on the box... god only knows why
Bother, I missed it. I was welding radiator brackets and forgot. I can't see Montoya without bursting out laughing since watching the clip of him
beaning himself on the tv camera and blaming the guy for it. Why don't they show Motogp and Superbikes on terrestrial tv and stop pandering to
these prima donnas.
cos its all about money and not sport these daze
quote:
Originally posted by theconrodkid
they mentioned a web site asking for sugestions so they must be pretty desparate
F1 has been loosing fans for a long time now,its all about money,no fans = no money=no race.
in the mansel/prost/senna era it was worth watching,might be worth listening to those that pay the bills to find out why its going down the pan
Yeah, I got back from my hockey game and clicked on the TV, caught the last four laps, that was all I needed to see.
Sure, you can whine about F1 being boring, but I was thrilled when I saw the man from Finland out in front, finally I think it's a season w/o a
red car and German boring everyone to death.
Oh, and you think that's boring, come over here and try to figure out why the hell millions of people like NASCAR, heavy, poor-handling cars
making a big left turn for 3 hours (and that's an exciting race), and these fans don't even know what formula 1 is (honestly).
Large circular traks acting as a centrafuge, with large poor handling cars, equals large crashes.
Drive cars straight at brick walls and I wouldn't be surprised if the average american would love it and make a sport out of it.
I reckon they should bring a weight penalty system for all point scoring cars.
starting with 40kg for 1st down to 5kg for 8th
Cmon guys-
British driver banned for cheating.
Crash in practice lap,
driver penalised,
Multiple car pile up early in race,
World champions car badly damaged,
New driver leading,
huge battle for 4,5,6,7 place
Gung Ho overtake by J Trulli
Gung Ho overtake by Heidfeld
Gung Ho overtake by Webber *2
Different three drivers on podium
World championship leader finishes fourth
World champion finishes 7th.
You surely cant say that it was predictable?
But it STILL manages to be boring!
DJ
Are we all starting to sound like our Fathers or what ! I remember him talking about Clarke and Moss and the rest of the greats, the good old days
being much better/more skill.
I think its just two things. Progress and old age creeping up on us all !
No - I watched a bit of DTM over the weekend (German touring cars). Excellent racing, in-car pictures, etc. much more entertaining, even though the
cars are spaced out as much as the F1's are. Mind you - those DTM cars are FAST!
The other day I was watching some karting - not sure what championship, but the drivers all seemed to be in their teens - and even that was more
interesting.
DJ
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Originally posted by Jumpy Guy
Multiple car pile up early in race,
World champions car badly damaged,
New driver leading,
huge battle for 4,5,6,7 place
Gung Ho overtake by J Trulli
Gung Ho overtake by Heidfeld
Gung Ho overtake by Webber *2
i was buzzing my arse off, in an irish bar in gran canaria, throughly enjoying mclarens astounding performance. Raikonnen could've done the 2nd
pit stop for fun if he wanted! Amazing performance, demonstrates the incredible advances that mclaren have made in recent months/years.
as someone once said, theres nothing wrong with a procession so long as the lead car is black and silver
This isnt an attack on anyone here in particular as it happens on loads of motoring forums, but I have to ask - if its so boring, why watch it and why
feel the need to post the same old "boring F1" thread every Monday morning after a race? I dunno about you but I don't ever feel the
need to force myself to watch a program I find boring then post a thread entitled "Boring Gardeners World" or "Boring Songs of
Praise" every week!!
I don't disagree that the spectacle could be improved but if you really don't like it and find it that boring, then vote with your feet and
don't watch it 
[Edited on 25/5/05 by ChrisGamlin]
I have a TV in the garage so I can keep tabs on the race while actually doing something usefull on the car., but this year haven't even bothered
to switch it on
Cheers
Fred WB