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Like a lot of pro sports, the more you follow the news outside of the events themselves (in F1 they lovingly call it the "circus"), the more you will gain appre
by sbarre 12y ago
Like a lot of pro sports, the more you follow the news outside of the events themselves (in F1 they lovingly call it the "circus"), the more you will gain appreciation for the actual competition events themselves.
If you know the drama, the rivalries, the gossip and the news, then it provides much more context and enjoyment to the sport.
That way, when Nico Rosberg locks up his tyres and runs wide when trying to pass Lewis Hamilton in the second corner of the race, you know that's a big deal that's going to cause some controversy because they are heated rivals, instead of just "oh the green and grey car just tried to pass the other green and grey car but screwed up"..
When Daniel Ricciardo is half a second back and trying desperately to get past Fernando Alonso in the last 5 laps of the race to move from 7th to 6th place to get those extra 2 championship points, if you know where they are in the overall standings and that this particular battle on the track really matters, then even though they're not even close to finishing at the front, it's more exciting to watch - and it makes sense that the race director is showing this instead of the race leaders who are all racing multiple seconds apart from each other..
You need some kind of investment and engagement.. Even if you're not rooting for one specific team..
That said, you do kind of have to also accept that some races are dull (like today's Russian Grand Prix) and end up being a convoy of ground planes running perfect laps... That just kind of comes with the territory, and there's not much to do about it..
The next race will be (EDIT: at the Circuit of the Americas, not a street circuit) in Austin TX on the weekend of Nov 2nd, and should actually be more exciting, so maybe give that a watch..
- justinv 12y agoThis is a great comment about F1. You have to immerse yourself in the technicals and the non-technical 'gossip'/rivalries, etc-. I'd also recommend checking out (either the full thing or some of the highlights) from Bahrain's race this year if you want to see some incredible head-to-head (& exciting) action.
- yaeger 12y agoWhich is also why, I think, the F1 games that are out there are severely lacking. Especially all the circus around the race seems to be an afterthought at best. What I want to be able to experience in such a game/simulation is not just the race itself, but also the things that go on besides the track. I want to be able to drive out of the box, through the pit, minding the speedlimit and then enter the track to set a time. Simply seeing my car be driven onto the track or even worse just flat out starting on the track takes away the immersion. Also, after the race on the podium, I'd love be able to experience this as well but the games nowadays deem it enough to simply show the end result, maybe a shot of the people of the podium and that's it. I think simulations like this one mentioned in the article is an important part if you want to personally immerse yourself in racing, but a lot of the entertainment for the user also comes from the surrounding circus. I'd love to see a game incorporate all of this. Especially seeing as non of this is too far out or technically not possible. It is just a matter of having or not having it in the game.
- tricolon 12y ago> The next race will be a street circuit in Austin TX Huh? I'm pretty sure it's going to be at the Circuit of the Americas.
- sbarre 12y agoOops, you are correct! My google-fu failed me there (I mis-read a result excerpt when googling for the exact date).. I will correct my post..