Suzuka

[john_p]

Was it actually on this weekend??

I didn't watch it, didn't have a clue when it was on, missed the qualifying (tried to watch it at the postponed time on ITV but it wasn't on and neither Teletext, R5 Live or formula1.com had the timings)

Nobody is talking about it on here or a couple of other car forums I'm on..

I think Formula One is truly dead? About time too, in its current form..

[Dakkon]

Shown at exactly the same time as the MotoGP, very frustrating.

GP =
MotoGP = Fantastic, really hope Rossi wins

[hornet]

This is the sixth race this season I haven't bothered to watch in any way, shape or form. I haven't even read any of the reports other than the odd "Schumacher cruises to win" headline. That was unthinkable up until five or six seaons ago. In previous years I'd have been up at 5am, cup of tea and supply of toast at the ready, yet the thought never even crossed my mind this time. It's not just "oh, Schumacher's already won so it won't be interesting", it's everything. It may just be rose tinted glasses, but I remember not too long ago I used to go through the season expecting maybe two or three processions (Hungary for starters) with 12 or 13 crackers. I'd watch the race live, record it, watch it again then watch the highlights too, then buy Autosport on the Thursday after and read all about it. Now it's the total opposite - everyone gets excited when we have 2 or 3 moderately interesting races a season (normally due to adverse weather) and we have supposedly exciting (if you're James Allen) "tactical battles" with sporadic outbreaks of actual racing instead. I don't care how many tenths of a second 3 litres of fuel equates to over a "race" distance. If I want to be excited by tactics I'll go and watch some chess. I want my racing cars to RACE. To that end, I'd rather watch IRL on Sky - numerous different winners, close racing (sometimes too close) and amazingly close finishes. When was the last time we had two F1 cars coming out of the last corner neck and neck seeing who would win the drag to the flag? It just doesn't happen now. Stuff like IRL and Champcar may get mocked by F1 purists, but in terms of RACING (which is the whole point, surely?) it's head and shoulders above F1.

And relax...

[micky g]

Talking about racing, F1 has been lost since we lost Senna. For me it will never be the same. A sterile, emotionless, circus. I still watch it but it's a totally different sport...

[micky g]

and I agree with hornet the American series are far better viewing