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[sillybilly]

10/10 Performance from Kimi. He might just win it all this year.

It looks unlikely he will be asked to moved over to let his team mate pass because of a slow pitstop, but anything could happen.

Lando showed the world that he didn’t become WC by accident last year.

This is noteworthy as it is in contrast to the previous 3 race weekends?

It was a really really solid race by Norris, mostly let down by his whinging outburst at the end.

Messy race from almost everyone else.

This = Norris might have been more lucky to not have issues or underperformance this weekend rather than "not having a great weekend by accident".... just like he was more lucky than anyone else last year, "becoming WC by accident" might be a bit of a stretch but the gist is an opinion that is easy to relate to

 

[Liquid]

The upside down Alpine makes for a great thumbnail but I wasn't blown away by this race. Interesting T1 then I audibly groaned when the OBCs showed when the drivers can't, weren't or wouldn't go full throttle.

Edit: Credit to Antonelli for winning his first three races from his first three poles consecutively.

 

[Fezzik]

Just think how hard Kimi will be to beat when he figures out how to get off the line.
Merc still winning even with their rivals already having their upgrades. Not much hope for the rest of the grid.

I never thought I'd agree with MBS but yeah, let's ditch these useless turbo electric engines and go for a simpler V8. Not for the dumb noise reasons though, I really don't care about that or mind the current sound.

 

[alanpurwantia]

It looks unlikely he will be asked to moved over to let his team mate pass because of a slow pitstop, but anything could happen.

This is noteworthy as it is in contrast to the previous 3 race weekends?

It was a really really solid race by Norris, mostly let down by his whinging outburst at the end.

This = Norris might have been more lucky to not have issues or underperformance this weekend rather than "not having a great weekend by accident".... just like he was more lucky than anyone else last year, "becoming WC by accident" might be a bit of a stretch but the gist is an opinion that is easy to relate to

I think Antonelli is the clear early favourite for 2026 title.

 

[Pie O My]

Started watching the highlights then gave up on lap 14 after seeing enough of the yo-yoing nonsense.

Why does this have a poo emoji? Why does this opinion elicit such visceral emotion?

Do I have to expand on the reasons?

 

[MagpieRacer]

Why does this have a poo emoji? Why does this opinion elicit such visceral emotion?

Do I have to expand on the reasons?

People are quite entitled to disagree with your view, I'm sure they are one of many who disagree and has chosen to visualise that disagreement.

If you read through the discussion you will find plenty of reasons as to why people may disagree with you, not least of which their own expansive post detailing it.

Post in thread 'Formula 1 crypto.com Miami Grand Prix 2026' https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/thre...om-miami-grand-prix-2026.437388/post-14598982

I am also in the camp of disagreeing with you, I thought it was a very entertaining race that had a bit of everything and a very exciting final quarter..

 

[Pie O My]

People are quite entitled to disagree with your view, I'm sure they are one of many who disagree and has chosen to visualise that disagreement.

If you read through the discussion you will find plenty of reasons as to why people may disagree with you, not least of which their own expansive post detailing it.

Post in thread 'Formula 1 crypto.com Miami Grand Prix 2026' https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/thre...om-miami-grand-prix-2026.437388/post-14598982

I am also in the camp of disagreeing with you, I thought it was a very entertaining race that had a bit of everything and a very exciting final quarter..

I get that.... but poo seems a bit strong, no?

I dunno, it seems it's more of a modern thing where everything is hyper partisan to the point where it turns from disagreement into outright refusal to engage.

 

[MagpieRacer]

I get that.... but poo seems a bit strong, no?

I dunno, it seems it's more of a modern thing where everything is hyper partisan to the point where it turns from disagreement into outright refusal to engage.

I don't think there's anything 'hyper partisan' about it. You said gave up after lap 14 of the highlights because of the 'yoyoing nonsense' (which actually wasn't really prevalent in this race), you then can't be surprised if people think quite negatively of that opinion on what was actually a good race.

There's no refusal to engage, they had already posted their thoughts on the race and simply disagreed with your 1 line take.

 

[Pie O My]

I don't think there's anything 'hyper partisan' about it. You said gave up after lap 14 of the highlights because of the 'yoyoing nonsense' (which actually wasn't really prevalent in this race), you then can't be surprised if people think quite negatively of that opinion on what was actually a good race.

There's no refusal to engage, they had already posted their thoughts on the race and simply disagreed with your 1 line take.

Norris's engineer told him to hold back and let the leaders fight in yo yo racing.

Such racing was prominent in laps up to when I gave up.

It may be a "good race" to you, but that doesn't make it objectively true. A fair few of the top comments on autosport Articles attest to that being true.

Were their moments that made me appreciate this as the top form of motor racing in those laps - absolutely. Verstappen's save being the highlight; the insane wheel to wheel in the opening corners also memorable.

But when qualifying becomes a RNG and people are not knowing whether the back and forth action is because of the aerodynamic changes or more the PU influence, it's valid to question how artificial it is; is racing that's entertaining the priority anymore or is it entertainment to get new fans?

....As for the poo emoji.. I don't really think the post you highlight addresses my point. Is it a good race in spite of these yoyo moves or is it a good thing that such overtakes were happening frequently at that stage or something else?

I can talk more about how I feel, like how Brundle struggling to remember the units for some function of the electrical component inadvertently reflected my not really caring about the technology or Domenicali's comments from a few weeks back but idk if there is a point?

 

[GlamFM]

Norris's engineer told him to hold back and let the leaders fight in yo yo racing.

Such racing was prominent in laps up to when I gave up.

It actually never happened though and such racing was absolutely not prominent in the race.

You are just completely uninformed. Not only did you not watch the race you didn't even watch the entire highlights.

But that sure does not stop you from making bold statements.

The poo emojis are well deserved and I can even see your collection growing in the future if you go on like this.

 

[Pie O My]

It actually never happened though and such racing was absolutely not prominent in the race.

Such racing was prominent in "laps up to when I gave up."

You are just completely uninformed. Not only did you not watch the race you didn't even watch the entire highlights.

But that sure does not stop you from making bold statements.

The poo emojis are well deserved and I can even see your collection growing in the future if you go on like this.

https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/a-quick-fix-or-work-to-be-done-how-f1s-rule-changes-went-down-in-miami/10818122/

I didn't watch the rest because I didn't like the product. I didn't make a comment about how the "race was full of it" (I couldn't, because I didn't see it), but that the stuff that I did see showed it hadn't been fully fixed and therefore wasn't good enough to hold my interest.

But sure, do a poo and call me "uninformed":

Piastri:

Leclerc:

This I can't comment on too much as I didn't watch enough to critique his assessment and don't know enough about him to know if he could be biased:

F1’s Energy Crisis: How Lando Norris and Kimi Antonelli Mastered ‘Yo-Yo Racing’ in Miami

Mercedes wins again, but the drama is in the details. From Verstappen's miracle 360-degree spin to the 'super clipping' controversy, we analyze if F1's new rules actually worked in Miami.

thejudge13.com

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One problem that DOES need to still be addressed is the closing speed difference from the sounds of it, and as this is a safety issue it should be the priority.

 

[GlamFM]

Such racing was prominent in laps up to when I gave up.

It might seem this way if you only watch highlights where 14 laps are cut down to a minute or two.

Just watch the races man and form your own opinion. I have zero interest in your collection of quotes, articles and forum posts. I can get those somewhere else, and I have even less interests in drive by posts from people who didn't watch the race.

Was there some yoyo-ing - yes. Was it "prominent" - actually no.

In the end the faster car got through, but it had to fight for it - which I take over DRS autobahn overtakes any day of the week.

 

[Jimlaad43]

There was genuinely only one questionable moment in the race caused by the battery usage - the Leclerc repass on Piastri after he went wide.

All the rest of it was bloody brilliant, as the battery racing allows these world class drivers to have to work hard to overtake an opponent, and battles last for ages as it isn't just a DRS pass and done. If you turn off the screen after 14 laps of peak chaos and action, you also then missed the rest of the race which showed that these regulation tweaks worked for making the drivers have to race each other to get past. The last lap was thrilling due to a mistake by a driver pushing hard to make the pass for position. If a driver is fast enough, they can avoid getting overtaken (See the top 2 for the second half of the race). If they're not, then the faster car behind has the tools to make a pass and be made to work for it (See Verstappen's charge back through and the whole first half of the race lead battle).

LMP1 has had Hybrid racing since 2012 and has been peak.
Formula E has consistently produced more (numerical) entertaining races than the DRS era (Gen 2 especially was undefeated)
Indycar has used Push-to-Pass for a long time and nobody complains.
BTCC keeps giving the drivers more P2P boost to increase passing.

It's increasingly obvious reading the fallout from these regs as to who are Motorsport fans, and who just watch Formula 1. That ISN'T a criticism of them, but F1 catching up to the rest of the Motorsport world is not the problem the loudest people seem to think it is.


The reg changes seem a lot better from this 1 event. Super clipping was a lot smaller (no downshifts) and seemed to be pretty close to the regular clipping we have seen since 2014. The change to deployment ramping down stopped that. It DID slow the cars down overall in laptime (remember that super clipping to recharge and deploy all power early is still fastest for laptime - the teams wouldn't have done it if it wasn't) but equally so just benefits. It is still race 4 of a new set of PU regulations and it will only get better. Mercedes have won all races so far, but they aren't clear like in 2014, Ferrari, McLaren and Max are keeping them on their toes. We have had 4 Grand Prix plus 1 Sprint with a lot of passing (and then the dire Miami Sprint) and the drivers having to fight for their positions, with also plenty of evidence that you can defend a position without ever getting passed (Antonelli in Miami, Gasly in China).

So yes, a Poo reaction for deciding to turn off the race after seeing one of the more exciting and entertaining openings to a race we have seen in a long time is deserving.

If in doubt, please go and watch some "peak" F1 in the archives. May I suggest: France 2019, Russia 2014, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, China 2008, Belgium 2021, Japan 2025, Monaco 2024, Abu Dhabi 2017. I'm sure they're all a lot better than Miami 2026 because they lack yo-yo racing (otherwise known as drivers being able to race each other).

 

[hakhan]

McLaren’s mini Miami Grand Prix looks really cool, they really went all out with it. Did anyone here actually attend it?

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[McLaren]

It might seem this way if you only watch highlights where 14 laps are cut down to a minute or two.

Just watch the races man and form your own opinion. I have zero interest in your collection of quotes, articles and forum posts. I can get those somewhere else, and I have even less interests in drive by posts from people who didn't watch the race.

Was there some yoyo-ing - yes. Was it "prominent" - actually no.

In the end the faster car got through, but it had to fight for it - which I take over DRS autobahn overtakes any day of the week.

It is a little interesting to see so much discussion on "yo-yo racing" under the new regs, usually almost in a way as if people may think it's new. Has it been much more pronounced over the short season so far, sure, but the fact the cars can stick with each other now also plays a big part, imo.

I think the bold you've correctly summarized though, also had its share of yoyo-ing. Canada, Yas Marina, Miami & others had DRS zones that set up yo-yo scenarios, and to his credit, I think Max was the only one really clever enough to wait until the following zones to attack b/c he quickly learned the other driver could go on the offense. And in an era where trying to stick behind your opponent until the next lap where the opportunity to re-engage became difficult, all Max or another driver had to do was just get the job done & let the aero wash force the opponent to back off. That's (currently) no longer an issue and as a result, I think the drivers are now having to learn that strategy of when to actually set up the pass that Max is already perfectly adept to, he just doesn't have the car yet to hold off the Merc, Mac, & Ferrari.

 

[Jezza819]

Speaking of yo-yo-ing

 

[Pie O My]

There was genuinely only one questionable moment in the race caused by the battery usage - the Leclerc repass on Piastri after he went wide.

How do you know this?

We've been given a new variable, but I'm one of many who are confused by how much contribution it is having in each racing scenario - and since this contribution is so opaque it has a great effect on the tension I feel during races.

All the rest of it was bloody brilliant, as the battery racing allows these world class drivers to have to work hard to overtake an opponent, and battles last for ages as it isn't just a DRS pass and done. If you turn off the screen after 14 laps of peak chaos and action, you also then missed the rest of the race which showed that these regulation tweaks worked for making the drivers have to race each other to get past. The last lap was thrilling due to a mistake by a driver pushing hard to make the pass for position. If a driver is fast enough, they can avoid getting overtaken (See the top 2 for the second half of the race). If they're not, then the faster car behind has the tools to make a pass and be made to work for it (See Verstappen's charge back through and the whole first half of the race lead battle).

What did you think of the first three races at the time?

LMP1 has had Hybrid racing since 2012 and has been peak.
Formula E has consistently produced more (numerical) entertaining races than the DRS era (Gen 2 especially was undefeated)
Indycar has used Push-to-Pass for a long time and nobody complains.
BTCC keeps giving the drivers more P2P boost to increase passing.

It's increasingly obvious reading the fallout from these regs as to who are Motorsport fans, and who just watch Formula 1. That ISN'T a criticism of them, but F1 catching up to the rest of the Motorsport world is not the problem the loudest people seem to think it is.

Bit weird logic.

You can be a general motorsport fan and still have the opinion 2026 isn't going to be a vintage F1 season and that they've screwed the pooch with the regs.

The reg changes seem a lot better from this 1 event. Super clipping was a lot smaller (no downshifts) and seemed to be pretty close to the regular clipping we have seen since 2014. The change to deployment ramping down stopped that. It DID slow the cars down overall in laptime (remember that super clipping to recharge and deploy all power early is still fastest for laptime - the teams wouldn't have done it if it wasn't) but equally so just benefits. It is still race 4 of a new set of PU regulations and it will only get better. Mercedes have won all races so far, but they aren't clear like in 2014, Ferrari, McLaren and Max are keeping them on their toes. We have had 4 Grand Prix plus 1 Sprint with a lot of passing (and then the dire Miami Sprint) and the drivers having to fight for their positions, with also plenty of evidence that you can defend a position without ever getting passed (Antonelli in Miami, Gasly in China).

So yes, a Poo reaction for deciding to turn off the race after seeing one of the more exciting and entertaining openings to a race we have seen in a long time is deserving.

So why are there mixed messages coming out from the top about the next PU already?

And qualifying may be a step in the right direction....but it's not exactly fixed when you're penalised for pushing, is it.

If in doubt, please go and watch some "peak" F1 in the archives. May I suggest: France 2019, Russia 2014, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, China 2008, Belgium 2021, Japan 2025, Monaco 2024, Abu Dhabi 2017. I'm sure they're all a lot better than Miami 2026 because they lack yo-yo racing (otherwise known as drivers being able to race each other).

Who decides what's "peak" F1?

On another forum, I see someone who hated growing up watching the 88-89 title fights (in fact, calling them the worst of F1) while on the same page another thought that was the best time (they were young during it too.)

Just watch the races man and form your own opinion. I have zero interest in your collection of quotes, articles and forum posts. I can get those somewhere else, and I have even less interests in drive by posts from people who didn't watch the race.

That's....enlightening

Complains about "drive by posts"....complains about "collection of quotes, articles and forum posts".

What, exactly, do you want me to post?

 

[sillybilly]

Who decides what's "peak" F1?

I reckon it seems sometimes like "Peak" F1 is F1 fans complaining about F1... even the commentators perpetuate it, and it's been a constant theme for the last 20 years or so.

You can be a general motorsport fan and still have the opinion 2026 isn't going to be a vintage F1 season and that they've screwed the pooch with the regs.

I can be a long term fan of F1 and general motorsport and I figure the 2026 regs are not perfect but they are a very solid move in the right direction.

The recent trend for me is like this:
2026 > 2022 > 2019 > 2014 > 2009.
'batteries oh so confusing for some fans and driver but the racing seems better' >
'bouncing drivers are these engineers drunk? it looks like an absolute farce... become domination' >
'more wings bigger tyres, more more oof but worse racing... maintains domination' >
'new engines critical for performance and lock development to prevent teams catching up WTF... predetermined domination' >
'double diffuser loophole = shoe string team whips the rest, hahaha sort of a joke but everyone rightly loved it, and the massive front wing and silly skinny rear wing - stupid cars but actually ended up making some good racing... people complained about the degrading tyres that made racing unpredictable and exciting'

What, exactly, do you want me to post?

Public forum so post what you like... don't be too precious about peoples opinions - they are only opinions... maybe don't watch it if you don't like it, if you don't like it maybe something a little more thoughtful comment for discussion rather than just sharing that you turned it off?

 

[Pie O My]

I reckon it seems sometimes like "Peak" F1 is F1 fans complaining about F1... even the commentators perpetuate it, and it's been a constant theme for the last 20 years or so.


I can be a long term fan of F1 and general motorsport and I figure the 2026 regs are not perfect but they are a very solid move in the right direction.

The recent trend for me is like this:
2026 > 2022 > 2019 > 2014 > 2009.
'batteries oh so confusing for some fans and driver but the racing seems better' >
'bouncing drivers are these engineers drunk? it looks like an absolute farce... become domination' >
'more wings bigger tyres, more more oof but worse racing... maintains domination' >
'new engines critical for performance and lock development to prevent teams catching up WTF... predetermined domination' >
'double diffuser loophole = shoe string team whips the rest, hahaha sort of a joke but everyone rightly loved it, and the massive front wing and silly skinny rear wing - stupid cars but actually ended up making some good racing... people complained about the degrading tyres that made racing unpredictable and exciting'


Public forum so post what you like... don't be too precious about peoples opinions - they are only opinions... maybe don't watch it if you don't like it, if you don't like it maybe something a little more thoughtful comment for discussion rather than just sharing that you turned it off?

Think about this for a second....

If you like the racing, it's fine to leave one line saying "great race, rule changes vindicated!"
If you don't: EXPAND PLEASE!! (And when you do, are told that will be ignored....anyway?)

Look, I get it. If I was here, race after race, saying "this sucks!" I can imagine it would get annoying (and doubtless there are others who enjoy doing that in other forums). But I didn't:

I planned on watching the race live (I watched most of the qualifying and sprint) but because of other commitments had to watch it delayed. Couldn't find a full length replay on Sky Go so used the C4 highlights show (which arguably has better commentary) for the Saturday and Sky highlights for the Sunday (which were proper, extended highlights), figured I'd had enough after a certain amount of laps, turned off and posted away.

Do you think the 2027 rule changes announced this week are a good idea?
Do you agree with Verstappen that we should be looking at a 80:20 split in future as a minimum?

Maybe the former has come about because of the backlash against what Liberty have tried selling. If so, what I posted really wasn't that controversial (after all, it's just one take of many on the race).

I think that in the season where they've finally got the chassis/aero side down they've recked the formula by swinging way too hard towards electric.

 

[sillybilly]

Think about this for a second....

If you like the racing, it's fine to leave one line saying "great race, rule changes vindicated!"

I would not have a problem with a short positive post, however, I reckon it would almost certainly be click bait for some to respond with a contradictory point of view.

If you don't: EXPAND PLEASE!! (And when you do, are told that will be ignored....anyway?)

There are many posts with people who dislike to a small or large degree how things are going. I am confused by this part, I expect repeating opinions with out effort to add extra reasoning might not go down well. I am not too familiar with many people pre-judging to tell anyone that whey will be ignored anyway ... if that attitude was really prevalent then I probably would not waste my time posting here.

Do you think the 2027 rule changes announced this week are a good idea?

Not really. We are still only a few races in, the teams are already massively improving their solutions, and there are options for the regulations to be tweaked even further. Yes if they go further it will be sub-optimal and the lap times will be slower but the "show" will be better.

Do you agree with Verstappen that we should be looking at a 80:20 split in future as a minimum?

No, I think that is an overreaction.

He say F1 is like Formula e on steroids as if it is a bad thing. Formula e is not perfect but it has been better racing than F1 for most seasons for quite a while. If Formula 1 was like formula e on steroids then I think it would be a closer battle than it is now extremely entertaining to watch.

I think that in the season where they've finally got the chassis/aero side down they've recked the formula by swinging way too hard towards electric.

For me it is hard for them to 'wreck' the formula when it's been broken is so many minor and major ways for the last 10-15 years.
In my opinion, there is no fundamentally wrong thing with the regulations on this years cars, it is not like 2022 porpoising debacle.

I would be interested to see if they can improve rules to do with recharging to reduce or remove super clipping and have some other way to charge batteries in more natural way.

Perhaps, next year or future years, they could have larger batteries that are not as easy to flatten or can hold enough energy for multiple push laps. Maybe the batteries could be preloaded with enough energy for 10 push laps without regen, and in "real world" regen in all braking situations that could last out to 20-30 laps or more and they could have recharge top up in pitlane as an option. Lose 10 of track time to have 20 laps with zero super clipping etc.

There could be many solutions without trying to dumb things down too much.

 

[Pupik]

I'm a week late with this, but I thought the race had a little bit over everything; that's why I watch it. The racing looks different, but to me, it doesn't feel artificial...just another way to make the best use of the vehicle and its potential around a closed course. You can get a great race at a lame track and snooze-fest at Spa; the unpredictability is the excitement of the sport.

In the mid-1980s, they'd banned refueling, and many whined that the drivers and cars aren't getting all of the speed and potential of the cars, because they'd turned into economy runs, and yet people generally think it was great racing due to the strategy of it all. And that's when it was rare to have more than 3-4 cars finish on the same lap, even with 26 starters. Great Drivers make the best out of the situation like any great artist makes do with the materials they're given.

This forty-year-fan doesn't really get the hate over it. Everyone asks for "different", then they get it, but they seem to pull mental gymnastics to prove why they don't like it. Do everyone else a favor and watch something else.

 

[TheCracker]

I'm a week late with this, but I thought the race had a little bit over everything; that's why I watch it. The racing looks different, but to me, it doesn't feel artificial...just another way to make the best use of the vehicle and its potential around a closed course. You can get a great race at a lame track and snooze-fest at Spa; the unpredictability is the excitement of the sport.

In the mid-1980s, they'd banned refueling, and many whined that the drivers and cars aren't getting all of the speed and potential of the cars, because they'd turned into economy runs, and yet people generally think it was great racing due to the strategy of it all. And that's when it was rare to have more than 3-4 cars finish on the same lap, even with 26 starters. Great Drivers make the best out of the situation like any great artist makes do with the materials they're given.

This forty-year-fan doesn't really get the hate over it. Everyone asks for "different", then they get it, but they seem to pull mental gymnastics to prove why they don't like it. Do everyone else a favor and watch something else.

If you were able to watch the races with no commentary, no pre-race guff, no post-race interviews and avoided all the inter-race media column inch filling, you'd just be enjoying refreshingly close racing this season.

 

[Pupik]

If you were able to watch the races with no commentary, no pre-race guff, no post-race interviews and avoided all the inter-race media column inch filling, you'd just be enjoying refreshingly close racing this season.

That's how I roll.

 

[Pie O My]

If you were able to watch the races with no commentary, no pre-race guff, no post-race interviews and avoided all the inter-race media column inch filling, you'd just be enjoying refreshingly close racing this season.

That's how I roll.

I can understand this, and it's how I am watching WEC after going in for a subscription this year (hate losing Eurosport).

....But I can also see why people are complaining about the lack of BoP transparency even though it's a minor/non-issue to me. While I can appreciate the races, the contests, drivers and the technology, I also recognise I will never be as invested in the series as many others are with it, and as much as I have been with F1.

F1 has always been different to me than other series.

It doesn't just start and end with watching the races - it's a year round thing, whether that's looking up variable compression ratios or different aero philosophies (upwash/"zeropod") or reading about driving styles and driver personalities (e.g. I still remember this cover, not because it was iconic in its own right but because of the feature behind the headline and the photo - I actually wanted to know more)

OFC there will be people who want to know more about how a driver manages their energy now, which is equally fine, but give them tools for this too (if electricity is going to play such a big role, accurate graphics are a no-brainer).

 

[Liquid]

I used to like the F1 build up when Louise Goodman told you what had happened since the last race and Martin Brundle bumped into Gerhard Berger or his old Benetton crew on the grid.

It's been oversaturated hypertosh for close to two decades now. I simply don't care about the circus, especially the cringe desire to fawn over non-F1 people.

Probably a conversation better suited for the TV coverage thread though.

 

[Jimlaad43]

I used to like the F1 build up when Louise Goodman told you what had happened since the last race and Martin Brundle bumped into Gerhard Berger or his old Benetton crew on the grid.

It's been oversaturated hypertosh for close to two decades now. I simply don't care about the circus, especially the cringe desire to fawn over non-F1 people.

Probably a conversation better suited for the TV coverage thread though.

Tbh Miami is the PERFECT thread to discuss the wrong desire to fawn over non-F1 people.

 

[Grand Prix]

I used to like the F1 build up when Louise Goodman told you what had happened since the last race and Martin Brundle bumped into Gerhard Berger or his old Benetton crew on the grid.

It's been oversaturated hypertosh for close to two decades now. I simply don't care about the circus, especially the cringe desire to fawn over non-F1 people.

Probably a conversation better suited for the TV coverage thread though.

I don't like the focus on non-F1 stuff either (not just people, things like the football helmets and such at podium ceremonies cheapen the sport and make it appear to need external validation). Let F1 stand on its own two legs, it is more respectable that way.