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The problem is that at the top of the leaderboard there's rarely any passing in modern F1 that's based on skill. What I mean is, passing usually requires some
by russellbeattie 6y ago
The problem is that at the top of the leaderboard there's rarely any passing in modern F1 that's based on skill.
What I mean is, passing usually requires some sort of screwup or random external force (race start mosh pit, engine failure, flat tires, etc.) and rarely does it happen because one driver out maneuvered another.
Races can be exciting, but if the end of the race has basically the same order as the qualifying time trials, then it really doesn't matter. Might as well say the qualifiers is the race.
- joncrane 6y agoI have to disagree with you here. The cars can store and deploy energy. Often times the optimal strategy is to alternate storing and deploying energy on consecutive laps. So there is a ton of skill involved in staying as close to the driver in front while on a "harvest" lap so that they can pass the driver on the next "deploy" lap. This is just one of the many, many ways that skill comes into play. For more detail, I suggest watching the "track guide" videos by former Champion Nico Rosberg. He basically does sim laps while commentating the details that separate a pole position run from a 4th place run.