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Post edited by Hmmm... on 29/12/2018 at 18:19.

Define modern F1 ... like watching paint dry isn't it, little occasional runs and then nothing, then rain (exterior paint implied here) ... occasional run off here (but safety brush always at hand) .... :¬)

I don't mind. Will always be a F1 fan. Plus drivers pretty much said the same about Jenson in 2009. Yes he did win the title, but his second half was less dominant. Also there's this new rule that they're talking about today about the diffuser. (Which I still don't fully understand)
Oh, and rain could intervene this weekend.

Interesting discussion this morning in Free Pratice 2 though. They were talking about how real gaming was, in particular the car racing games with graphics and accuracy. Lucas Ordoñez won a Playstation car-racing tournament, that also included a go on a test track I believe. He ended up winning a Le Mans series a few years later. This was mentioned because the same tournament is being held this year.

Was wandering what people thought of that though. If very skilled gamers could actually become good racers due to video games etc..? I know F1 drivers do use simulators and indeed video games, but haven't heard of it the other way around though.

However I am aware this could be taken out of context. A man managed to somehow steal a train and drive it for miles. When caught and questioned how the heck he knew how to drive the train, he responded he knew because of train simulating games. Then there's the whole shooting/shooter/war arguement....

Er...Sorry...I'll shut up now! Please don't hate me for asking. Hope everyone is having a good weekend.

You know when the driver's say that Vettel has already won the championship the season isn't going to be particularly exciting.

Vettel only lost the two races to McLaren because of minor errors on his part.

pb wrote:
That's F1. You just don't see how hard they push themselves. Possibly more than some other athletes and definitely more physically and mentally draining than footballers.

This may be so, but you don't see this while watching, plus the fitness/skill of the driver only seems to play a small part in the performance compared to who has the biggest engine, best aerodynamic design and best car.

And the same person hasn't won all this season in F1.

A quick Google search suggests otherwise, with Vettel winning 6 of 8 so far with Mclaren drivers winning the other 2.

To be fair, Vettel hasn't exactly made it an exciting season. Regardless, I don't think it's fair to single F1 out as a boring sport. Football can be extremely boring for example, as can many other sports (well, except ice hockey of course, but no one cares about that). It all depends on how it goes for that day. Yes, some F1 races are boring as hell, but others keep you on the edge of your seat should you stick them long enough (just like a football match).

Butch wrote:
To me, sport is about athletes competing physically and mentally against (or with) other professionals, .

That's F1. You just don't see how hard they push themselves. Possibly more than some other athletes and definitely more physically and mentally draining than footballers.

And the same person hasn't won all this season in F1.

I have never enjoyed F1 because I don't have an interest in motoring or motorsport and, to my eye, nothing ever happens outside of the first 30 seconds of the race. To me, sport is about athletes competing physically and mentally against (or with) other professionals, games where one of the favourites doesn't win every time, I just don't see that in F1. For the record, football, American Football, baseball, cricket, rugby etc. are greatly more entertaining for me than watching 3 or 4 cars driving round the same track 80 or 90 times with a (realistic) chance or winning.

HiddenWingz wrote:
Completed InFamous today though.

Playing through this at the moment on my lunchbreaks in our Staff Room, I'm really enjoying it. The only issue I have with it is that certain actions feel really unnatural and awkward when trying to do more than once (grenades, 'big' bolt to name but two).

But with DRS the overtaking is artificial,it's not racing.

Morning.

Well I for one can't understand people who say F1 is boring after this season, unless you're just looking at Valencia, which was a blip on an otherwise eventful season so far.

I guess it's a bit like football fans who say American Football is boring because they all take long breaks and wear silly shoulder pads.

There is more strategy involved and this is the way it differentiates itself from the other racing events. Contrary to not using 'gimmicks', I think the DRS on all the time would actually be more beneficial, that way if someone used it to come past the car in front, that car would instantly be able to use it to get position back, the trick would be using it carefully to avoid running off the corner and in to the barrier.

Main point is that I'm enjoying watching F1, certainly more this year than last.

I've been playing F1 2010 through again.

I cannot stand Monaco or Singapore. I despise both of these tracks. The Canadian Grand Prix and the German Grand Prix are my favourites by an absolute mile.

Not a fan of Silverstone, but will be watching.