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adrianB1989
Enthusiast
Silver Level
I used to watch F1 all the time but in the las 3-4 years i didn't watch that much because they changed it so much and it's not the same...first thing i don't like anymore is the sound of the cars and i think that not everyone has the same chance and advantage...
TheHulk7
Visionary
Silver Level
^ You haven't missed anything .. There is only one strong team all others are weaker, overtaking is almost impossible to see, unless it's a big difference in the tires..and finally, when the champion is Nico Rosberg everything is clear..Unfortunately, F1 is dead!
Michel_11
Legend
Bronze Level
Very cool to see Ferrari winning again. The last victory of Ferrari had been of Sebastian Vettel on 20 September 2015 (Singapore Grand Prix). It has been very boring to watch Mercedes winning all races in recent years.
The bad part was the near absence of overtaking, and nice race of Bottas too
OzExorcist
Broomcorn's uncle
Bronze Level
I mean... sure, you could argue the first couple of points are still true.
But "the cars are too reliable"?!? Dunno what he's been smoking there. There's only 20 cars on the grid to start with, you can't afford to lose very many over the course of a race. And "stopped with mechanical failure" is a boring way for a car to finish a race.
C
Chemist
Legend
Silver Level
What I don't understand is how with basically all new rules and completely changed cars it is still the same 3 teams at the top and then the rest.
Even former world champion teams like Mclaren, Williams, or Renault can't close the gap.
The almost complete blank canvas start for this year should have made it more competitive.
Of course I'm too lazy to look up all this years regulations.
(It's a shame we don't have the late Jusumguy to post all the new season changes anymore
)
Looks like exciting F1 will be a thing of the past, like global online poker or genuine internet search engine technologies like altavista or webcrawler.
Even former world champion teams like Mclaren, Williams, or Renault can't close the gap.
The almost complete blank canvas start for this year should have made it more competitive.
Of course I'm too lazy to look up all this years regulations.
(It's a shame we don't have the late Jusumguy to post all the new season changes anymore
)Looks like exciting F1 will be a thing of the past, like global online poker or genuine internet search engine technologies like altavista or webcrawler.
OzExorcist
Broomcorn's uncle
Bronze Level
I dunno, Ferrari won their first race in ages, that's a good change / maybe a sign of progress
In a nutshell rule changes are:
- Wider tyres
- Wider car bodies
- Wider front wings
- Wider (but lower) rear wings
- 20kg increase in max car weight
Bit more detail here: https://www.formula1.com/en/championship/inside-f1/rules-regs/2017-season-changes.html
Basic goal is to increase downforce and grip. There's been some fiddling around the edges of the engine rules too but bodywork and aero seems to be the biggest change. The other engine suppliers may have closed the gap a bit to Mercedes in the offseason, but my understanding is the Mercedes is still the engine you want to have...
In a nutshell rule changes are:
- Wider tyres
- Wider car bodies
- Wider front wings
- Wider (but lower) rear wings
- 20kg increase in max car weight
Bit more detail here: https://www.formula1.com/en/championship/inside-f1/rules-regs/2017-season-changes.html
Basic goal is to increase downforce and grip. There's been some fiddling around the edges of the engine rules too but bodywork and aero seems to be the biggest change. The other engine suppliers may have closed the gap a bit to Mercedes in the offseason, but my understanding is the Mercedes is still the engine you want to have...
AtiFCOD
Legend
Loyaler
Yes, I was rooting for Hakinnen that time.
They had big fights on the circuit but at the end they became good friends.
