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Give up, and start watching the World Endurance Championship. F1 has turned into a circus more than a sporting event. The teams are painted into a fairly confin

Give up, and start watching the World Endurance Championship. F1 has turned into a circus more than a sporting event. The teams are painted into a fairly confined box, where every car is mechanically and visually similar. Then they throw in Gimmicks like DRS, Push to Pass Kers, and tires that degrade quickly, all in the name of making the racing more exciting. Winning the championship pretty much means finding a loop hole to exploit the first half of the season and then coast to end. the WEC on the other hand gives teams a lot more latitude in answering the question of "how do you go fast for 24 hours?" and that is very apparent when you look at Audi, Toyota and Porsche. 3 very different cars as far as overall design, engine capacity, engine design, fuel type, hybrid system capacity and design. A V6 Turbo Diesel with a flywheel hybrid system, a V4 Gas Turbo with a battery hybrid system, and a normally aspirated gasoline v8 with twin Super Capacitor Hybrid systems, that put down 1000HP when all three are engaged. 3 Very different cars, but so incredibly close when it comes to overall performance, and that is with out much Balance of Performance, Push to Pass, or DRS systems, and they actually have tires that last.

wastedhours 12y ago
I wouldn't say give up on F1, but certainly adding WEC into your viewing is a must. I'd actually say that WEC increased my enjoyment of F1 as it reinforced the strategic racing aspect, rather than judging the race by its overtake count (if you want both, add in BES. GT3 has close racing, but the endurance element adds in the strategy too).
- ericcumbee 12y ago
  To me there is plenty of Overtaking in WEC. I'd argue the quality of overtaking is better because it is created organically, and not because one car has DRS engaged, or one car has already used it's KERS boost for the lap. It comes from hitting lapped traffic, one car being a little faster on the straight, then the other car being a bit better into the corner, or because it is a Diesel having a lot more low end torque on corner exit. I know some people hate this aspect of racing, but I love a good battle of pit strategy and execution. Watching the splits rise and fall as two cars exchange pit stops is fascinating to watch. The 24 hours of Le Mans can and has been decided by if all the other cars can run 4 fuel stints on a set of tires, but you can run a 5th stint once or twice in the course of a race.

wastedhours 12y ago

I wouldn't say give up on F1, but certainly adding WEC into your viewing is a must. I'd actually say that WEC increased my enjoyment of F1 as it reinforced the strategic racing aspect, rather than judging the race by its overtake count (if you want both, add in BES. GT3 has close racing, but the endurance element adds in the strategy too).

ericcumbee 12y ago
To me there is plenty of Overtaking in WEC. I'd argue the quality of overtaking is better because it is created organically, and not because one car has DRS engaged, or one car has already used it's KERS boost for the lap. It comes from hitting lapped traffic, one car being a little faster on the straight, then the other car being a bit better into the corner, or because it is a Diesel having a lot more low end torque on corner exit. I know some people hate this aspect of racing, but I love a good battle of pit strategy and execution. Watching the splits rise and fall as two cars exchange pit stops is fascinating to watch. The 24 hours of Le Mans can and has been decided by if all the other cars can run 4 fuel stints on a set of tires, but you can run a 5th stint once or twice in the course of a race.