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I used to like watching it, until it became boring. The cars got wider and more sensitive to the car in front, that overtakes became rare, even with DRS (*Drag
by ajoy 6y ago
I used to like watching it, until it became boring.
The cars got wider and more sensitive to the car in front, that overtakes became rare, even with DRS (*Drag Reduction System - that allows the back wing of the car in the back to fold to reduce drag at certain points in the track, if the car is close enough to the car in front).
Also, Mercedes started dominating it, to a point that the only battle in the race was in the mid-field. The winners were almost always, already decided at qualifying (unless some reliability issues happened during the race).
- ksk 6y agoTBH, I think its better now that they're trying to level the playing field. Before (circa 2006 when I used to watch every single race) it was basically whoever had more money to spend. >The winners were almost always, already decided at qualifying (unless some reliability issues happened during the race). I don't think that's fair. FWIW, in the 2019 F1 season only 8/21 races were won by the driver in pole position.
- ajoy 6y agoI agree. 2019 was better. But still not enough, I feel. I got tired of Mercedes winning :). Because of the COVID, they have pushed some of the needed reforms further out, which is unfortunate (like max $ spend per team, engine specs, reduced sensitivity to the car in front etc.).