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Are you still enjoying F1 this season? (self.formula1)
submitted 1 year ago by Purr to c/formula1
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Just curious. I started watching F1 back when DTS started airing (so during Hamilton's domination). It was fun, even though results were often predictable (HAM-BOT-VER).

Then there was this awesome season when Max got his 1st WDC title. It was the most fun I ever had with any sport ever.

But now? I still watch races, but, I won't lie, it's getting less and less exciting. I noticed that F1 is no longer a huge talking-point in my friend's group, as there is just less going on. Max has so huuuge advantage, that it feels like all that sport magic is gone.

What are your thoughts on this? Are you still watching races every rawe ceek? Do you still feel engaged in F1 community?

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[–] Gerryflap 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

I'm loving it. Ignoring Max, every race is different. Basically anyone can finish at any place, even though there are definitely trends. Hulkenberg and Norris suddenly being up in the top 5, Albon in the points. Then you have the constant fight between Aston, Mercedes, Ferrari, and Perez. There's plenty of good racing, you just shouldn't care too much about who wins (since that's almost a given).

[–] KirbyQK 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Idk about putting Perez in there, he's mostly just been fighting his own qualifying pace and ability to overtake in what is far and away the fastest car on the grid. I mean he has now missed Q3 5 out of 9 races. Even hard core Perez fans have to admit he's bottling it

[–] Gerryflap 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

He has been in the past few races. Before that he was challenging Max. Last weekend he was again battling in the Mercedes/Ferrari/Aston area. That's where I'd expect him to be the rest of the season. In a good weekend he can easily beat them, and maybe even keep Max honest. But in a worse weekend he'll be fighting for a podium just like those teams I mentioned.

[–] KirbyQK 2 points 1 year ago

Just my opinion but that undersells how much Perez is bottling it. If he hadn't failed so badly at qualy he wouldn't be fighting for podiums he would be taking a gentle Sunday stroll, somewhere between Max and P3. He's shown he is capable of it, but he's objectively performing way below his capability across more than half the season so far

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