F1 is boring?

here is a quote from somwhere out there:






At what point does brilliance become boring?

The question is not one that Ferrari's Michael Schumacher will waste too
much time on, as he steams towards a record-equalling fifth Formula One
title and writes himself ever further into the record books. But it is
being asked by others.

Pundits, particularly in Britain where the German has never been the
fans' most popular driver after past battles with Damon Hill and David
Coulthard, have been pondering an increased boredom factor.

Schumacher's fourth win in five races last weekend intensified the
feeling that Formula One had hit the snooze control, with Schumacher
ever more superlative and the new Ferrari F2002 in a Championship of its
own.

"Has Schu made F1 too boring?," asked the Sun newspaper after a weekend
in Spain punctuated by similar questions around the Barcelona paddock.

An older generation, recalling far more dangerous and carefree days,
might suggest that the excitement was watered down years ago. The reply
from Formula One folk, who have a vested interest in the health of the
world's pre-eminent glamour sport, is invariably upbeat.

The deepening chasm between top teams and the rest is another matter but
the enthusiasm that surrounds Schumacher's talent is genuine.

Absolute Genius

"We are seeing an absolute genius at work," Eddie Jordan told reporters
last Friday when asked whether Schumacher's prowess was damaging Formula
One's popularity. "Michael is a treasure and a star and it is a pleasure
to witness what he is doing.

"You wouldn't criticise Tiger Woods for dominating in golf so why
criticise Michael? He is making the players in Formula One, who are
unbelievably talented, look inferior."

"How anyone can be bored at watching the greatest Grand Prix driver that
has ever lived is simply beyond me," declared Britain's former racer
John Watson.

Austrian Gerhard Berger said simply that he did not believe Schumacher's
domination was bad for the sport while International Automobile
Federation (FIA) head Max Mosley bounced the question back.

"All sport is boring from time to time," he said. "That's the difference
between sport and a circus or the theatre. Yet the season is still very
young and it would be wrong to assume that the rest of the year will
necessarily develop in the same way."

Schumacher's run of success is not new for Formula One and is not even
his own best start to a year. In the tragic 1994 season, overshadowed by
the deaths of Ayrton Senna and Roland Ratzenberger, he won the first
four races and finished second in the fifth. He then won the next two
races as well.

In 1992, Nigel Mansell reeled off five straight wins in succession while
fellow Briton Damon Hill notched up four wins in the first five races of
1996. There were not many Britons complaining then, just as Italians and
Germans were still glued to their television sets on Sunday to watch
Ferrari triumph.

Williams reigned in the mid 1990s, McLaren then took over before Ferrari
celebrated their first drivers' title in 21 years with Schumacher's
triumph in 2000.

It is only a few races since Schumacher and Colombian Juan Pablo Montoya
were banging their cars into each other and fighting for track space.
Austria, where they had a big coming-to last season, is next up on the
calendar. If history teaches anything about Formula One, it is that
fortunes change and nothing lasts forever.

That includes 'boredom'.

From Alphaf1. I read that too.

Its good cos it shows both sides, I find f1 boring, but there is plenty of evidence saying its not.

Roll on ferrari hostile takeover!

Chris J

F1 is not boring. In my opinion F1 cannot be boring. Speed, excitement, exhilaration is always present. You just need to go and watch an F1 car for real occasionally to re-inforce that faith.




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Your right on that one. I was in Monza last year and I thought it was great watching. When I returned home my brother said: "boring race, I zapped to another channel halfway trough".
Being there, watching it live, just makes you appreciate it more, whatever happens during a race.

Yes, watching it at the circuit live is great. You see all the cars, drivers, happenings with your eyes, hear the engines screaming, it's just great.
But at home it's getting boring, I'm affraid. Not because MS dominance recently.
It could be more interesting if organisers would realize that F1 is boring without good presentation.
Did you see the last Cart race in Japan. WOW, man. It was fantastic. Throughout TV too. 1001+ different cam positions(one of them through Dario Franchitti's crashhelmet. Yes......., from insiiiide. You saw the driver's every breath he took, if he took at all at 5-6 Gs. . You really could feel as you are the driver in that car. Other cams, gear box cam, pedal cam, rear view, rotating cams, telemetry, you can't imagine that. It was really interesting.) This is something I call 'PRESENTATION.'
I don't understand why in F1 we can't see theese things nowadays. I meen only one or two cockpit cams during a race. In the late 80's and early 90's we could see more of it. Remember Ayrton Senna's inside cams, telemetry on your screen, etc.
What happened since then. Technology regressed? I don't think. Or something else is behind the scenes? What do you think?

1001+ different cam positions(one of them through Dario Franchitti's crashhelmet. Yes......., from insiiiide. You saw the driver's every breath he took, if he took at all at 5-6 Gs. . You really could feel as you are the driver in that car

wow that would be fantastic if they could do that!!

mind you i would'nt have thought there'd be any room for a camera in MS's helmet and that chin of his






LS's Tip of the week
ESSENTIAL OILS aren't essential unless you're an engine, a gearbox or a twat

And that big head.

Hmm i think ill shut up before some twat comes and flames me again

wow that would be fantastic if they could do that!!

They can!

And if you like I can post some videos of it as well. It's bloody awesome watching his every move exactly as he sees it, especially when he passes Carpentier at 200mph +

Breathtaking...




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yeah post some links please alex, but what i meant was it would be great if we could see this in F1 too






LS's Tip of the week
ESSENTIAL OILS aren't essential unless you're an engine, a gearbox or a twat

Oh right, yeah that would be amazing. Imagine it at Monaco! I'll post the links now...




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for monaco i love that qualifying run made by senna.....awesome stuff as Senna is working the wheel all the time...and the barriers just a few cm away

love it love it love it!!!

getting back to the topic

I don't think F1 is boring...but I guess I'm just used to it....in Cart where the cars run a bit closer they pass more but thats because everyone is almost using the same equipment....just some people can tweak their cars better than others

what??????? forget about the topic. forget about that idiot who chirped michael (u twat). JUST GIMME THE LINKS TO THOSE ONBOARD CAMERAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

forget about that idiot who chirped michael (u twat)

u twat? You obviously know how to make friends, Zaahir. Obviously you are tghick as bread as well, since the links to the helmet cameras have already been posted a few days ago. There still seems to be a lot of apartheid around in your country - some have all he brains, some other obviously don't.

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Yo Sup

LOL!!

"F1 is boring?"

depends. If you like watching one team dominate, win everything with no chance of competition? Or if you enjoy watching a parade of cars following eacg other round? Or the inconsistant rules that only apply to drivers whos name doesnt not equal Micheal Schumacher?




Racing Is Life. Anything that happens before or after is just waiting
Jesus may be able to heal the sick and bring the dead back to life, but he can't do shît for low fps