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Milkyway said:
Just have a big machine like the old Lottery machines with the drivers numbers on them.
A big celebrity can hit the button.
The order that they come out in is the grid.
That wouldn’t be such a bad idea if they had two races each weekend so there was something Saturday and Sunday. Random chosen grids could make for some interesting racing. The current system of putting the fastest car at the front is a bit silly when you think about it A big celebrity can hit the button.
The order that they come out in is the grid.
craigjm said:
Milkyway said:
Just have a big machine like the old Lottery machines with the drivers numbers on them.
A big celebrity can hit the button.
The order that they come out in is the grid.
That wouldn’t be such a bad idea if they had two races each weekend so there was something Saturday and Sunday. Random chosen grids could make for some interesting racing. The current system of putting the fastest car at the front is a bit silly when you think about it A big celebrity can hit the button.
The order that they come out in is the grid.
freedman said:
Gad-Westy said:
Not a massive fan of sprint races but if we're going to have them, I quite like the idea of the spring race being reverse qualifying order with every position scoring points. Main event reverts to qualifying positions for start.
Reverse qualifying order, like BOP and DRS is a blight on Motorsport world wide.We’ve ended up having series that punish those who are successful, by weight gain, extended pit stops and reverse grids. BOP evening up a field, so we have no true idea of which manufacturers are actually producing the fastest cars
That said the current BTCC where they combine reverse grids with extra points for passing has me intrigued (in the sense I've accepted something interferey and the notion of fighting it a fools errand so one just has to enjoy it for its cheap guilty pleasures)
Exige46 said:
craigjm said:
Milkyway said:
Just have a big machine like the old Lottery machines with the drivers numbers on them.
A big celebrity can hit the button.
The order that they come out in is the grid.
That wouldn’t be such a bad idea if they had two races each weekend so there was something Saturday and Sunday. Random chosen grids could make for some interesting racing. The current system of putting the fastest car at the front is a bit silly when you think about it A big celebrity can hit the button.
The order that they come out in is the grid.
InformationSuperHighway said:
craigjm said:
It isn’t really a sport is it
Its been dubious since the Netflix deal but it officially died on the last lap of the last race last season. InformationSuperHighway said:
craigjm said:
It isn’t really a sport is it
Its been dubious since the Netflix deal but it officially died on the last lap of the last race last season. And when I do watch the highlights sometimes , what on earth is that fake crowd noise . F1 is a farce .
craigjm said:
In my opinion it hasn’t been a sport for much much longer than that. For years you could put any of the drivers in the best car and they would win. That to me means it’s not a sport. Sure the sack of flesh in the seat has some impact but they are not the biggest cause of the impact to win.
If that's your objection, it goes back literally to when F1 started. For example, in the early days of F1, the original 'Silver Arrows' were dominant with Fangio and Moss at the wheel. Moss was happy to follow 'Maestro' in his wheel tracks throughout the season, such was his respect for him. That would make people apoplectic now. It was the best car and it had the best drivers. That has happened, with very few exceptions, since 1950.The driver has always been a relatively small part of the overall equation, but the teams find their contribution significant enough that they are willing to pay tens of millions for the very best.
fuit semper ita
911r said:
Agreed I’ve not watched one race this season . I just check the results now . Last season was the nail in the coffin .
And when I do watch the highlights sometimes , what on earth is that fake crowd noise . F1 is a farce .
We've had some very good racing this season, particularly in the early races before Ferrari imploded. There have been several really exciting races for the lead of the race, something that occurred very, very rarely in 'the good old days'.And when I do watch the highlights sometimes , what on earth is that fake crowd noise . F1 is a farce .
The debacle that occurred in Abu Dhabi, last season, however, was a disgrace that will stain the sport for as long as it exists.
paulguitar said:
craigjm said:
In my opinion it hasn’t been a sport for much much longer than that. For years you could put any of the drivers in the best car and they would win. That to me means it’s not a sport. Sure the sack of flesh in the seat has some impact but they are not the biggest cause of the impact to win.
If that's your objection, it goes back literally to when F1 started. For example, in the early days of F1, the original 'Silver Arrows' were dominant with Fangio and Moss at the wheel. Moss was happy to follow 'Maestro' in his wheel tracks throughout the season, such was his respect for him. That would make people apoplectic now. It was the best car and it had the best drivers. That has happened, with very few exceptions, since 1950.The driver has always been a relatively small part of the overall equation, but the teams find their contribution significant enough that they are willing to pay tens of millions for the very best.
fuit semper ita
craigjm said:
paulguitar said:
craigjm said:
In my opinion it hasn’t been a sport for much much longer than that. For years you could put any of the drivers in the best car and they would win. That to me means it’s not a sport. Sure the sack of flesh in the seat has some impact but they are not the biggest cause of the impact to win.
If that's your objection, it goes back literally to when F1 started. For example, in the early days of F1, the original 'Silver Arrows' were dominant with Fangio and Moss at the wheel. Moss was happy to follow 'Maestro' in his wheel tracks throughout the season, such was his respect for him. That would make people apoplectic now. It was the best car and it had the best drivers. That has happened, with very few exceptions, since 1950.The driver has always been a relatively small part of the overall equation, but the teams find their contribution significant enough that they are willing to pay tens of millions for the very best.
fuit semper ita
The person behind the wheel does have a pretty big impact on performance, so that also makes F1 a sport.
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