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3 Mar 2016, 19:48 (Ref:3619624)
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Is Formula 1 broken?
According to this article, Lewis Hamilton believes Formula 1 is broken and that MotoGP is more exciting.
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3 Mar 2016, 19:53 (Ref:3619627)
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3 Mar 2016, 20:00 (Ref:3619632)
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Not only is he right, but so are Fred who said the qualifying discussions are a mess, the Hulk who said the head protection is horrible and Checo who says the new format will be too confusing for fans.
The way things are going it wouldn't be a surprise to see Hulk going to Indycars, Nasr in sportscars and Hamilton in Rallycross |
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3 Mar 2016, 20:02 (Ref:3619635)
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Wait, wait, wait...the guy who benefitted the past 2 years from F1 being boring is complaining that F1 is boring?
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3 Mar 2016, 20:04 (Ref:3619636)
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Is F1 Broken & a shadow of its former self ? Yes.
Will I still get up at stupid o'clock to watch a Merc walkover in Oz ? Yes Will I then moan about how F1 is cr&p & WEC is 100 times better ? Yes Will I still continue to watch every GP " just in case of a good race " after that ? Yes God Help me ....... |
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3 Mar 2016, 20:12 (Ref:3619642)
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It's like your beloved football team. Even when they're underperforming, you stick by them like you always do and hope they get it right one day. Still it is worrying for the sport when even the drivers are pointing out everything that is wrong |
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3 Mar 2016, 20:15 (Ref:3619643)
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I used to be the one who watched F1 despite not enjoying it. But last year I had enough about 3 races in. I couldn't do it anymore. I ended up giving my time to WEC, ELMS, IMSA, PWC and BES. I eventually found myself watching so many other series (which are cheaper and easier to watch I might add), that I found myself not caring anymore. I put in a little effort for other series and found they rewarded me for it.
It is a shame but that's how it became. |
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3 Mar 2016, 20:55 (Ref:3619662)
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To the OP question...
Yes. Quote:
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3 Mar 2016, 21:01 (Ref:3619664)
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MotoGP is fairly boring.....Isle of Man TT is exciting.
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3 Mar 2016, 21:04 (Ref:3619666)
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Yes, much better than that namby pamby MotoGP stuff.
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3 Mar 2016, 21:13 (Ref:3619672)
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The nice thing about this addition support group is that it's ok for us to have drinking problems!
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3 Mar 2016, 23:09 (Ref:3619697)
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3 Mar 2016, 23:59 (Ref:3619711)
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I don't think Hamilton enjoyed being asked that question nor answering it.
But frankly whilst I think it is broken by many standards. I think I'm more frightened of any solution that these money grubbing short sighted types that govern the sport might cook up than any problem we have currently. Personally, I don't know what he is talking about with MotoGP. I don't mean he's "wrong" necessarily. It's a thing peculiar to me, I know, but MotoGP just leaves me flat. But, anyhow, I fundamentally agree with him. |
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4 Mar 2016, 00:46 (Ref:3619725)
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Then you add his criticism of the current tyres to the mix: http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns33204.html and Lewis comes out as a real racer. He is the current WDC and has the most to lose in terms of status quo, yet he is still prepared to acknowledge the elephants cluttering up the room. Perhaps if more of his predecessors had spoken out, F1 would not be in its current awful mess. The FWG (F1 Working Group) really needs to contain driver representatives who are able to guide the rule making processes. Very impressive statements from Lewis. |
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See wnut's post above - Hamilton would have the most to lose from shaking it up and yet is arguably the most outspoken. That's not laughable. It's admirable. |
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Lewis should go to IndyCar. They race.
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4 Mar 2016, 05:14 (Ref:3619782)
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F1 isn't broken. It's just slightly bent.
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4 Mar 2016, 12:37 (Ref:3619873)
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If the current world champion is complaining about the way the sport is, you know something's wrong. As I've said before, is a good old fashioned racer and that's why I like watching him race.
I agree Indycar is in better shape in turns of racing ATM |
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4 Mar 2016, 16:08 (Ref:3619937)
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I do believe Formula One is broken. Artificial gimmicks made the series lose its character as true sport and prevented the decision makers to address the real issues, such as the convergence and therewith the lack of excitement both on and off the track.
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Interesting comments from Vettel:
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4 Mar 2016, 18:47 (Ref:3619975)
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i would tend to agree with SV.
for it to be broken it would have to be more on the side of GPs failing to take place, teams failing to show up, prize money not being paid out etc. a leader without the vision or ability to set the course for the next X amount of years is the larger issue for me as well. |
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