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Are you still enjoying F1 this season? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Just curious. I started watching F1 back when DTS started airing (so during Hamilton's domination). It was fun, even though results were often predictable (HAM-BOT-VER).

Then there was this awesome season when Max got his 1st WDC title. It was the most fun I ever had with any sport ever.

But now? I still watch races, but, I won't lie, it's getting less and less exciting. I noticed that F1 is no longer a huge talking-point in my friend's group, as there is just less going on. Max has so huuuge advantage, that it feels like all that sport magic is gone.

What are your thoughts on this? Are you still watching races every rawe ceek? Do you still feel engaged in F1 community?

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[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

It's back to the status quo. It's been like this forever. Senna, Prost, Mansell, D. Hill, Schumi, Vettel, Ham and now Max. It was the worst during the Mansell years, when Williams Renault had that active suspension magic going on. I remember races where the 2 Williams drivers where not seconds but literally minutes away from the 3rd place.

'21 really was a crazy season. Looking back the dumbest decision F1 made was firing Massi. Massi allowed it to happen. Massi created the circumstances and environment for such a very entertaining season.

Massi was the real architect for all that engagement. It was crazy. It was magnificent. We got spoiled and dumb people who couldn't live with the loss of their favourite team/driver brigaded for his head. And got their way.

And what do we have now, without Massi?

all this talk about F1 being stale, without magic, predictable.

Yup.

Sometimes you really should be careful about what you're wishing for.

this post was submitted on 02 Jul 2023

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