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What do you guys find so interesting about cars going round in a circle over and over again?
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What's so good about guys kicking a round ball into a net? Can make any sport seem bland. I love the cars and their capabilities, pulling 3g though a corner or whatever it is, its awesome i reckon, the competitiveness and the locations the teams visit.
(cars going round in a circle is nascar, and that's why it's not the pinnacle of motor sport)
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Actually the Formula 1 (from the looks of the ads) seems quite classy in a way compared with the likes of the V8's and other car races, but I just can't imagine how it is entertaining. I suppose you have to be 'into' that kind of thing to get excited.
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Ahh here it is, was waiting for this question.
Same as what other people find so interesting about other sports really, football is a bunch of grown men chasing a leather sack. Everything sounds stupid in simple terms....or if you have no idea what you're talking about.
There are different teams, different drivers with different skill, around different tracks of which none are "circles over and over again". About a million things that need tuning that totally change how each car handles, suspension, tyres, downforce, overall car balance, those things are of massive importance especially in F1.
Then there are the different racing lines people take, the different moves they make, when you get 1 driver vs another driver with 2 laps to go and they are neckaneck, doing over and unders on each corner, its about who can get the best run onto the straight for the photo finish. Then all that racing counts towards the championship which the top 5-10 are separated by only a few points, 25 points for a win, 18 for 2nd and so on. So everything counts. Then you get pit stops coming into play, tyre stops but no fuel stops so who has the best fuel economy, who will last, who has the best setup on their car for a full load of fuel and who has the best setup for light fuel loads, what car can handle what tyres the best at what stages in the race, then you get the fitness of the drivers, withstanding 5+ Gs for 60+ laps at +300km/h, no, by it seems common belief, driving a race car IS NOT easy, one of the fittest sports.
Then you get the attitudes and games between the drivers, who hates who, who likes who, they start playing games on the track, blocking each other or take each other out..."accidently" of course. Then you get the likes of Michael Schumacher coming back to the sport, the 7 time world champion, so everyone wants to see how he can go against these new young guys who have come up from GP2.
Then you get all the above....and throw some rain in which makes it more exciting. You have qualifying, which works its way down to a top 10 shootout where each driver has to put in their best performance with minutes to spare before the end of the session, deciding whether they get the front spot, pole position or not, then starting the race on THAT set of tyres they did the qualifying lap on.
Then you get drivers swapping teams, whos going where, new teams coming in, new regulations and new technology, new tracks, night races.
Should I keep going????
Its the same as any sport, I wonder why people enjoy watching golf, or soccer, men swinging sticks and slogging balls down grassy fields, or a bunch of grown ups chasing a little leather sack filled with air continuously for 2 hours straight. If you follow it on the other hand, you know they are not quite like you thought, each sport is basically the same, there are teams, there are players(drivers) and they all want the big trophy at the end. All that happens in between the beginning and the end, is the exciting bit
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Everything sounds stupid in simple terms....or if you have no idea what you're talking about.
I didn't claim to know anything about the sport was simply asking a question.
Great answer though, very informative for someone who knows nothing about car racing let alone F1
.I know that anyone can make any sport seem bland, I was just wanting to know what made yours so exciting.
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I didn't claim to know anything about the sport was simply asking a question.
Great answer though, very informative for someone who knows nothing about car racing let alone F1
I know that anyone can make any sport seem bland, I was just wanting to know what made yours so exciting.
Yeah I didn't mean that at you, I was just talking in simple terms(cars going around in circles), if you look at it like that, every sport looks stupid if you don't follow it(don't know what you're talking about).
As shaun said, there is a sport where the cars literally go around in circles, its called Nascar in the US(what Marcus Ambrose went to from the V8s). Now that, to me is super boring, that really is cars going around and around, but its the same deal, I don't really follow it, have watched a couple races but doesn't really interest me much, proper circuits are much more interesting IMO. But over there its like a religion, theres something wrong with you if you DON'T like Nascar, but its the same, different drivers, different tracks, and apparently its pretty damn hard to get the car set up right and drive it to a win in that sport.
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Yeah, I can't take to Nascar either.
I understand his motives for going to Nascar, but I still wish he had stayed with V8's or moved to F1, cos he is a gutsy but relatively smooth driver who could corner faster than most and just seemed to be so tuned to his car, and a real character as well. Great entertainment.
Back to Webber, I hope he renews his contract with Red Bull and goes on for a bit longer.
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Monaco F1 this weekend, they've had the first 2 practice sessions, got practice 3 and qualifying tonight.
Alonso seems on the pace early, but its too hard to tell at this stage, usually with the teams trying different setups and strategies, the times aren't true to form. Should be a tight race, downforce won't be much of as much importance as other rounds, making the car easy to drive here would be the thing, 78 laps on this track
Pole position will be key, as overtaking here will be pretty hard. Should be a good race though, its always good to watch the F1s around this circuit, its a great venue.
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Practice 2:
Alonso seems on the pace early, but its too hard to tell at this stage, usually with the teams trying different setups and strategies, the times aren't true to form. Should be a tight race, downforce won't be much of as much importance as other rounds, making the car easy to drive here would be the thing, 78 laps on this track
Pole position will be key, as overtaking here will be pretty hard. Should be a good race though, its always good to watch the F1s around this circuit, its a great venue.
Practice 1 results:
Practice 2:
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Scratch that. Prac 3 and Qualifying are actually tomorrow night, got my days mixed up, they don't usually have P1 and P2 on Thursdays. They've skipped Friday all together this weekend.
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Alonso crashed in P3 and got a job to be ready for qualifying. Webber moving up nicely.
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Yeah session 3 of qualifying was weird. Kubica had it in the bag for nearly the whole session, everyone was way off until the last 60 seconds or so, crazy stuff. Great lap from Webber though, he's in the best possible spot for a win tomorrow, especially here.
I bet Alonso was spewing standing in the pits watching the others qualify, especially after hes been the fastest most of the weekend.
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Safety cars make me nervous
Webber FTW
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Aussies rule!!!
Great drive from Webber, he has pretty much dominated the last 2 races and is now equal 1st place with Sebastian Vettel in the championship. Things are getting very interesting Bring on next round!
Great drive from Webber, he has pretty much dominated the last 2 races and is now equal 1st place with Sebastian Vettel in the championship.
Things are getting very interesting Bring on next round!
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Yeah, I was anxious for Webber too. Every time he got out to a comfortable lead the damn safety car was called out. But I suppose a couple of SC's were to be expected at Monaco.
Aussies rule!!!
Great drive from Webber, he has pretty much dominated the last 2 races and is now equal 1st place with Sebastian Vettel in the championship.
Actually Webber is leading the championship Sam, because he has had two wins to Vettel's one. But early days yet and a lot of racing to go, so rip it into them Mark. :car: :aus:
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Looks like 78 a piece to me
:Or are you meaning if for some reason they stopped the championship right now, Webber would take it because he has had the 2 wins
That third SC or whatever it was, seemed suss to me, where there was supposedly some man-hole cover sticking up out of the road somewhere?? More like they wanted to bunch the pack up again, nothing was fixed, no one even went on to the track where the problem was supposed to be. With all the SC's and the gaps Webber pulled out after each one, if there hadn't been any SC's at all, he would have one by about 35 seconds, awesome effort.
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Yeah, same points Sam, but Webber leads the Championship atm, because he has more wins, he has two wins whereas Vettel has only one win so far.
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Have had this bookmarked for quite a while, thought would post it here, quite possibly one of the best news articles I've ever read
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wor...l-Schumacher-drives-taxi-in-airport-dash.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wor...l-Schumacher-drives-taxi-in-airport-dash.html
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Have had this bookmarked for quite a while, thought would post it here, quite possibly one of the best news articles I've ever read
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wor...l-Schumacher-drives-taxi-in-airport-dash.html
The taxi driver should have paid him.
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Yeah, same points Sam, but Webber leads the Championship atm, because he has more wins, he has two wins whereas Vettel has only one win so far.
What does that have to do with anything?? They are even on points. So Webber has had 1 more win, Vettel has had more podiums than Webber and scored better on the other rounds, doesn't mean anything. They are EVEN on points....as in, no one is in the lead, tied. square. Dunno how else to say it.
If Webber was leading the championship, he would be on 79+ while Vettel is on 78. He is not, they are both on 78. Hence it is even.
They don't reward the championship to whoever has the most wins. They give it to whoever has the most points. With 13 rounds still to go, its anyones title at this stage, and right now, Webber is EQUAL 1st with Vettel.
Yeah love that article shaun
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