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But now it's less of a team sport and more about the driver. That can be good or bad, depending on what drew you to motor sports and F1 in the first place. Mer

But now it's less of a team sport and more about the driver. That can be good or bad, depending on what drew you to motor sports and F1 in the first place. Merc-AMG's team make things look easy, but I guess that's because the audience just isn't liking the technical expertise required to consistently perform like they have. F1 cars ultimately have to answer to physics, but F1 games are up to the designers and the game engine, which may not accurately represent everything (I trust they are trying, I have to believe people working on F1 2017 also love F1 the sport). Ultimately though they have to make tradeoffs because they can't fully represent physics, so that may mean advantages through game code. Maybe damage doesn't get applied to the car as it should or maybe there's network issues with collision. Smarter people than I could probably find some exploits. Significant coverage also goes to drivers outside of F1 races, as they are multi-millionaires with planes and expensive cars. They probably aren't signing eSports drivers for multi-million dollar contracts. I'm totally casual at F1 2017 though. I don't even have a wheel, so this opinion probably counts as much as my opinion on F1 aero design. :)

digi_owl 9y ago
Haven't F1 been running on all manner of rules to put the driving more on the driver and less on the electronics?
- TallGuyShort 9y ago
  That was the theme around 20+ years ago, and they have continued to change rules to emphasize individual driving ability (e.g. restrictions on team orders, although those are de-facto gone, restrictions on engineer-driver communication during the race, etc.), but it's still very much a team sport. Unlike many other major series, especially those in the US, each team is required to build it's own chassis - so other than components like engines that have relatively few suppliers, everything from the ground up may be tweaked with tiny engineering problems and the various solutions being critical to results. Like the parent post, THAT'S what I love about F1.

digi_owl 9y ago

Haven't F1 been running on all manner of rules to put the driving more on the driver and less on the electronics?

TallGuyShort 9y ago
That was the theme around 20+ years ago, and they have continued to change rules to emphasize individual driving ability (e.g. restrictions on team orders, although those are de-facto gone, restrictions on engineer-driver communication during the race, etc.), but it's still very much a team sport. Unlike many other major series, especially those in the US, each team is required to build it's own chassis - so other than components like engines that have relatively few suppliers, everything from the ground up may be tweaked with tiny engineering problems and the various solutions being critical to results. Like the parent post, THAT'S what I love about F1.