Redbull Showrun in Tokyo

[Mits Yoshi]

https://www.redbull.com/jp-ja/events/showrun-tokyo

Redbull F1 machine will be driven by Max Verstappen and Piere Gasly at downtown Tokyo on 9th March at 2 PM. It is the first time which F1 machine runs in the public road in Tokyo. Exciting!

[DaveTheRave87]

Red Bull have done in a similar even in Belfast, it was a good show. They repeated the show 3 times so stay around and you might get to the front of the crowd for the 2nd or 3rd run.

[DaveTheRave87]

Some onboard from Max Verstappen: https://twitter.com/max33verstappen/status/1104316...

[dr_gn]

Nothing like old technology to get people excited about modern F1.

[poppopbangbang]

dr_gn said:

Nothing like old technology to get people excited about modern F1.

As much as we'd all like to run newer stuff we can't run anything less than 5 years old unless in very specific circumstances or with the agreement of the FIA. The latter is being worked on to allow the current cars to demo etc. but in the mean time 2012 and 2013 chassis are the order of the day as we can run them without any red tape or risk of causing an issue with testing bans etc.

[dr_gn]

poppopbangbang said:

dr_gn said:

Nothing like old technology to get people excited about modern F1.

As much as we'd all like to run newer stuff we can't run anything less than 5 years old unless in very specific circumstances or with the agreement of the FIA. The latter is being worked on to allow the current cars to demo etc. but in the mean time 2012 and 2013 chassis are the order of the day as we can run them without any red tape or risk of causing an issue with testing bans etc.

I wasn’t complaining - I wouldn't even cross the road to watch a current F1 car.

[poppopbangbang]

dr_gn said:

I wasn’t complaining - I wouldn't even cross the road to watch a current F1 car.

Any reason for that in particular? Genuinely interested to know.

[dr_gn]

poppopbangbang said:

dr_gn said:

I wasn’t complaining - I wouldn't even cross the road to watch a current F1 car.

Any reason for that in particular? Genuinely interested to know.

'My' era was mid '70's to around '94, and I feel privileged to have experienced - as a spectator/interested bystander - the late turbo/early atmo cars of that era up close, often in the pits. Basically the old stuff moves me, the new stuff doesn't, mainly because of the sound, but seondly becasue of the bland drivers. I've got a residual interest in current, sanitised F1, but I'd never consider going to a Grand Prix, or subscribing to watch live on TV. I expect this interest will reduce to zero as the move to electric gathers pace.

[poppopbangbang]

dr_gn said:

'My' era was mid '70's to around '94, and I feel privileged to have experienced - as a spectator/interested bystander - the late turbo/early atmo cars of that era up close, often in the pits. Basically the old stuff moves me, the new stuff doesn't, mainly because of the sound, but seondly becasue of the bland drivers. I've got a residual interest in current, sanitised F1, but I'd never consider going to a Grand Prix, or subscribing to watch live on TV. I expect this interest will reduce to zero as the move to electric gathers pace.

That's really interesting. Have you seen the Netflix series that's just been released (https://www.netflix.com/title/80204890)? It's brilliant and shows off just how un-bland the drivers are. One of the biggest issues for the past few years has been what F1 and the teams has allowed to be shown as "personality" etc. it really did get too corporate and the grey crept in. Liberty have really given a massive push to the teams and considerably changed the environment to allow the drivers to show who they are and what makes them tick. The coverage over the coming season will show this much more than previously possible and productions such as the Netflix stuff are given the access and freedom required to allow the personalities show.

The noise I get completely. The 2018 cars didn't sound bad but it's certainly not the same as the V10 and V8s were. What it does allow is some level of relevance to current times, which is important no matter how you try to play it as the sport lives or dies by its sponsors. There are still amazing technological feats going on in the sport which in many ways make the V10s and V8s look like the old tech that they are. One of the big pushes this year is getting some historic cars back into the race weekends to showcase the history of the sport live, some of these will be pushing too so there is opportunity to directly compare how much quicker the current cars are.

Don't write it off just yet.

[dr_gn]

Thanks. I’m user no illusions about the technology being incredible, and in comparison, the old ‘90’s cars were dinosaurs. I’ve got Netflix, but haven’t seen the new series - I’ll have a look. Cheers!