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Wow, that Netflix documentary is reallllly helping grow interest in F1! Enjoyed the long scroll down to see Haas as the winner. I assume the article controls
by Rafuino 8y ago
Wow, that Netflix documentary is reallllly helping grow interest in F1! Enjoyed the long scroll down to see Haas as the winner. I assume the article controls for the physical location of the request (i.e. is Haas fastest because the author is in the US and Haas is the only US-based team and/or hosted site?), but I didn't see it in my perusal.
- LanceH 8y agoThey should have a test every week from a different country. They could have team points as well as manufacturer points depending on the web servers.
- Twirrim 8y ago> Wow, that Netflix documentary is reallllly helping grow interest in F1! Based on language and phrasing used on the blog, the author is British, and F1 has been a staple on mainstream terrestrial channels for decades, although it has seen a decline as F1 has increasingly became boring and predictable, and almost entirely dictated by team tactics and car reliability.
- gukov 8y agoI grew up watching Schumi vs Hakkinen, those were the times... It's all over the place now.
- sh87 8y agoMassa, Raikkonen, Montoya, Alonso ... those were the days.
- eafkuor 8y agoWhat does that mean it's all over the place now? I also grew up with Schumacher vs Hakkinen, but last season and seemingly this one are amazing.
- JshWright 8y agoI'm not sure I'd call the last season "amazing". It had some promise at the start, but it was pretty clear before too long that Hamilton was going to run away with it again. We'll see what this season holds (since at this time last season it still looked like it would be a good fight to the end), but I'm optimistic. If Bottas can retain his form from Australia (I think the wind really threw him off in Bahrain), and if Vettel can get his head on straight, we could see a legit four-way fight for the title.
- jaffathecake 8y agoFwiw this year's Formula 2 grid has a Schumacher and an Alesi.
- andrepd 8y agoThere are many father-son dynasties across Formula 1/2/3/E. Pique, Senna, Prost, Verstappen, Rosberg, just to name a few active right now.
- jaffathecake 8y agoBruno Senna is Ayrton's nephew, but yeah, lots of repeated family names.
- dazc 8y ago'..those were the times...' If you weren't around in the days of Senna then you really have missed the best of times.
- yitchelle 8y agoSecond that. Senna, Prost and Mansell had some major battles. Always felt kind sorry for Mansell as you felt that he is on the verge of getting World Championship but never really got there on a consistent basis.
- dazc 8y agoYes, he wasn't the most stylish driver (or likeable) but his effort was never in doubt.
- wp381640 8y agoCoulthard kinda trashed Mansell's effort compared to Senna in this clip: https://youtu.be/9U_K76vPGYo?t=329 https://youtu.be/9U_K76vPGYo?t=329
- Twirrim 8y agoI started getting in to F1 at the very tail end of the 80s and in to the early 90s. It was something else. Although I rarely watch motorsports these days, I'm much more inclined to watch something like MotoGP than F1.
- cyberferret 8y agoI watched a lot of F1 in the 80's and 90's. Then stopped for various reasons (around the time that Senna died on the track). But lately have started watching again now that my sons are taking an interest. I fully appreciate that the heady, noisy, dangerous days of F1 are over, as driver & fan safety, as well as hybrid engines take over the sport. But still, exciting wheel to wheel racing can happen, as evidenced by the race in Bahrain over the weekend. This year at least, the teams seem on a more even spread, and it is hard to pick a runaway winner for the drivers or constructors championship.
- cjrp 8y ago> ...and F1 has been a staple on mainstream terrestrial channels for decades, although it has seen a decline as F1 has increasingly became boring and predictable, and almost entirely dictated by team tactics and car reliability. Also it's now only live on Sky, which requires a minimum ~£30/m subscription; probably doesn't help viewing figures.
- wp381640 8y agowelcome to what football fans have been dealing with for 30 years now
- oarsinsync 8y agoIn the UK, that's definitely an overstatement. Many league games, and major cup games remained (and possibly still are) on free to view TV. In contrast, for the last few years, only half the races have been free to view. As of this year, only one race a year is available to watch for free. Shame, as the last race (Bahrain 2019) was possibly the best race I've seen in years.
- dtf 8y agoJake is UK based. https://twitter.com/jaffathecake https://twitter.com/jaffathecake
- Rafuino 8y agoVery cool. Had a busy day at work so couldn't check all the details!
- cyberjunkie 8y agoYep. I'm watching an episode every day and it even made me want to watch a race the past weekend. I kinda miss following it, and I lost touch since 2007-2009.
- jaffathecake 8y agoThe Bahrain GP is definitely worth watching!
- LandR 8y agoIf you like having your heart broken, yes, it certainly is.
- WalterBright 8y agoI loved that documentary. But doggone it, the racing scenes were all quick cuts. I could barely focus on it before it cut to another view. In the movie "Grand Prix", the greatest shot in it was one continuous shot of a lap in the Monaco race, from the driver's POV. No added music, just the engine sounds. I wish that documentary would add such a scene for each track.
- clouddrover 8y agoThe Formula 1 YouTube channel has onboard videos. Here's Charles Leclerc's pole lap from last weekend: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTezG7LJL5o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTezG7LJL5o Race highlights with some onboard vision: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VjWY--QdMA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VjWY--QdMA
- WalterBright 8y agoThank you!
- yitchelle 8y agoThat is a particularly good video of Leclerc's lap. I love that the telematics on his steering wheel are visible as well, and you can get a real sense of the speed and the gear changes needed.
- clouddrover 8y agoYes, I like that too. The steering wheel displays are easy to see in night races. It's interesting to see what the different teams are doing with their steering wheels: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLExSMdjlUg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLExSMdjlUg The onboard lap comparison videos are also good, like this one from last year's US grand prix: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GH-Uv6OKeDc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GH-Uv6OKeDc You can see where time is being gained and lost throughout the lap.
- JshWright 8y agoOne of my favorite onboards is Ricciardo's pole lap from Monaco last year: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbrKA6IwgcM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbrKA6IwgcM
- jaffathecake 8y agoThe requests were all made from Dulles, VA. It's possible some of the sites would be faster from the UK or elsewhere, but ttfb was the least of these site's problems
- rad_gruchalski 8y agoJust the exchange between Cyril Abiteboul and Christian Horner before the 2018 Belgian GP regarding Ricciardo going to Renault justified watching the whole series. The gist: CA: so now you need an engine and a driver. CH: you are spending the money you don’t have for the drivers. CA: I have a lot of money. The build up to this was Red Bull announcing they are not going to use Renault engines in 2019 but before they knew they’ll lose the driver to Renault.
- techslave 8y agoyour description is severely lacking. what was said is largely irrelevant. the body language was the point. horner as cocksure alpha and abiteboul as weak. the 2 are portrayed that way throughout the series. i especially like the highlight / intimation that the highest priority for renault is the quality of their lunch.