Formula One Freaks-this is it!

Get_Right

Jason P said:

After all the early hiccups, Vegas turned out to be a great F1 track.    Great race.   

Agreed. One of the better races this year and I like the track.

Get_Right

See you next year!

Rygar

Hopefully it is a better season.

Get_Right

Aw this year was pretty good other than Max running away. Alonso added to it. And Ferrari failed again.

Rygar

Get_Right said:

Aw this year was pretty good other than Max running away. Alonso added to it. And Ferrari failed again.

That is the problem - Max won 19 races.  I didn't think dominance could get more boring than Mercedes but I was wrong.  We need some variety on the top step.

Get_Right

Its F1. Schumi, Vettel, Hambone, Max. There is always a dominant driver.

Rygar

That's true but again this was something else.  What's the point of turning on the tv if you already know the result? 

Get_Right

To watch handmade ferraris, mercedes and aston martins.

Get_Right

Rygar said:

That's true but again this was something else.  What's the point of turning on the tv if you already know the result? 

 And I think the Schumacher era was the most boring

Rygar

Well some certainly interesting news today.

https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.breaking-lewis-hamilton-to-make-shock-switch-from-mercedes-to-ferrari-for-2025.3U1mESEizCeJ096Qrhbkb6.html

erebus

There goes any title hopes

Get_Right

All I can say is WTF. Alonso did it. Vettel did it. 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtSDWq6HsJE

Rygar

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXD1hfP4Ep4

Get_Right

Rygar said:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXD1hfP4Ep4

UGH 

Get_Right

Race weekend and a new season starts in Bahrain!  Friday qually and Saturday races the next two weekends. How far ahead will Max and Red Bull be?

Rygar

Speculation is a second a lap quicker.  Brutal.

Get_Right

It is what it is. The race is for second and fourth unless the mercs or the ferraris have something up their sleeves. Glad its back though.  Not sure If I will make a race this year.  Flights to Austin are outrageous! Have my first kid in college and it is expensive! We shall see.

Rygar

Get_Right said:

It is what it is. The race is for second and fourth unless the mercs or the ferraris have something up their sleeves. Glad its back though.  Not sure If I will make a race this year.  Flights to Austin are outrageous! Have my first kid in college and it is expensive! We shall see.

That is the case for flights in Canada too.  I keep putting it off until the season is more competitive (for wins) but with that attitude I might be waiting forever.
Hopefully some of the better drivers down the grid can pull off some good results this year.

Get_Right

Flights from NY are $1400! I have never paid more than $700. Might be a deal breaker this year.  I love the Grand Prix no matter the competitiveness, it is such a fun weekend and a spectacle. I think I am taking this year off unless there is a unexpected influx of cash.

Rygar

Wild! Maybe you'll catch a sale and change your mind.  And I agree it is a lot more fun in person regardless of the competition but as far as a sport goes I find it hard to watch when I know the outcome of the entire season, more or less, before it's begun.

lastexitlondon

Yeah I agree. A hard watch indeed

Get_Right

Rygar said:

Wild! Maybe you'll catch a sale and change your mind.  And I agree it is a lot more fun in person regardless of the competition but as far as a sport goes I find it hard to watch when I know the outcome of the entire season, more or less, before it's begun.

We shall see. I have a great ticket and a place to stay if needed. I refuse to fly spirit or southwest. Going to the Grand Prix is analogous to going to a music festival. It may not be ideal, but it is three days with friends and a ton of fun being outdoors taking it all in. It is worth it to just make fun of the Ferrari fans LOL. 

Rygar

Get_Right said:

Rygar said:

Wild! Maybe you'll catch a sale and change your mind.  And I agree it is a lot more fun in person regardless of the competition but as far as a sport goes I find it hard to watch when I know the outcome of the entire season, more or less, before it's begun.

We shall see. I have a great ticket and a place to stay if needed. I refuse to fly spirit or southwest. Going to the Grand Prix is analogous to going to a music festival. It may not be ideal, but it is three days with friends and a ton of fun being outdoors taking it all in. It is worth it to just make fun of the Ferrari fans LOL. 

Haha, ouch

Get_Right

Rygar said:

Get_Right said:

Rygar said:

Wild! Maybe you'll catch a sale and change your mind.  And I agree it is a lot more fun in person regardless of the competition but as far as a sport goes I find it hard to watch when I know the outcome of the entire season, more or less, before it's begun.

We shall see. I have a great ticket and a place to stay if needed. I refuse to fly spirit or southwest. Going to the Grand Prix is analogous to going to a music festival. It may not be ideal, but it is three days with friends and a ton of fun being outdoors taking it all in. It is worth it to just make fun of the Ferrari fans LOL. 

Haha, ouch

Yeah do not hate me if you see me wearing a Hambone Ferrari kit next year.  I must resist.

Pap

Get_Right said:

Rygar said:

That's true but again this was something else.  What's the point of turning on the tv if you already know the result? 

 And I think the Schumacher era was the most boring

Pap

Rygar said:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXD1hfP4Ep4

^ What he said

Pap

Get_Right

Pap said:

long season

Rygar

Get_Right said:

Rygar said:

Get_Right said:

Rygar said:

Wild! Maybe you'll catch a sale and change your mind.  And I agree it is a lot more fun in person regardless of the competition but as far as a sport goes I find it hard to watch when I know the outcome of the entire season, more or less, before it's begun.

We shall see. I have a great ticket and a place to stay if needed. I refuse to fly spirit or southwest. Going to the Grand Prix is analogous to going to a music festival. It may not be ideal, but it is three days with friends and a ton of fun being outdoors taking it all in. It is worth it to just make fun of the Ferrari fans LOL. 

Haha, ouch

Yeah do not hate me if you see me wearing a Hambone Ferrari kit next year.  I must resist.

Am I supposed to start cheering for Hambone this season or what is the etiquette here?

Rygar

Get_Right said:

Pap said:

long season

I've seen more and more drivers and team principals calling for shorter seasons after this year's schedule was announced, that's a lot of races.