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I’m a huge F1 fan, but I’m also confident that the total annual viewer hours of F1 pales in comparison to any other major sport. F1 was a sport born by the rich
by oarsinsync 4y ago
I’m a huge F1 fan, but I’m also confident that the total annual viewer hours of F1 pales in comparison to any other major sport. F1 was a sport born by the rich for the rich. Unlike every? other mainstream sport, you cannot and will not “play F1” in schools.
There is no “amateur” F1. You can go to track days in different cars. You can go karting. The gulf between that and F1 is huge.
Unlike football, or basketball, or cricket, or rugby, or volleyball, or…
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- pier25 4y agoYes but still, F1 is quite popular in some countries even considering how inaccessible it is. Globally it is much more popular than rugby, volleyball, cricket, etc. My point is simply that the popularity of sports is really a cultural phenomenon.