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Yeah, they'd rather watch identically powered cars go round an oval track 500 times.
Tooooooooooo exciting !
And what a test of a drivers skill.
NOT !
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After the emergence of Lewis Hamilton last year I've renewed my interest in F1 after years of boredom due to the dominance of Schumacher and the total lack of any characters in the sport. It should be a really interesting season this year with the new found depth of young drivers but most importantly the removal of traction control. Drivers actually having to drive the cars, whatever next!!!!!
Even though I'll be willing Lewis to win every race I can't see past another title triumph for the Ice Man.
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mr.pure Wrote:Yeah, they'd rather watch identically powered cars go round an oval track 500 times.
Tooooooooooo exciting !
And what a test of a drivers skill.
NOT !
If all the cars are equal powered, as you say, as well as all cars on the same tire and body shape also the same, then what is it BUT a test of driver's skill?
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zwer Wrote:If all the cars are equal powered, as you say, as well as all cars on the same tire and body shape also the same, then what is it BUT a test of driver's skill?
It is a test of drivers skill, but it seems to be a completely different, and infitinitely more boring skillset than that of an F1 driver
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Test of a drivers skill?
Putting your foot hard to the floor for 500 laps, only stopping occasionally to run over your pit crew.
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True but nothing like the test of umpteen corners and all of the gubbins involved with F1.
Full throttle until it's time to get new boots !
Please !
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The pit crew move though... it's hard to hit them
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I'm not a nascar apologist (though I am a fan these days), but it's infinitely more skillful that you're giving credit for. I used to make all the same arguments as a dyed in the wool F1 fan.
Let's face it, most F1 races are as exciting as watching paint dry. Even live. I sat on the inside of Copse for the '96 British GP and the only exciting bit was when Damon Hill's wheel fell off and Jacques went through to win (yeah, the rest of the stand wasn't too happy about our cheering). I've been to the USGP, slightly more exciting. The Canadian GP is usually one of the few good ones on the calendar.
Even without traction control and a standard ECU, the car does so much of the work for the driver in F1. In NASCAR you've got the throttle, brake and h-pattern gear shift. Driver skill plays a far bigger role.
It's obviously comparing apples to oranges, but one thing to remember is a F1 race is a 200 mile sprint, with 21 opponents, while a NASCAR race is a 500 mile marathon with 42 opponents.
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