
Formula 1 is a waste of time. Firstly, it's unbelievably boring. The fact that people voluntarily give up whole afternoons to watch cars going quickly around a track on TV is incomprehensible enough, but thousands even go and watch it live! Please explain how this is significantly different from sitting by the side of a motorway. In fact, this would be better as it’s free and you’d get to see everything from Norbert Dentressangle lorries to motorbikes, and not just cars.
Secondly, it's not a sport. The races are won by the best cars and, whilst the top drivers are undoubtedly talented, it is dominated by money and by mechanics. This is not how sport is supposed to work. Is Roger Federer a brilliant tennis player because he has the best racket? Is Ronaldinho a brilliant footballer because he has the best boots? No, of course not. Because sport shouldn't be about the equipment, it should be about the application of human skill and endeavour. If you want to have a genuine competition, why not give every driver the same car?
Where's the variation? Every driver takes the same racing line and drives in exactly the same way. And where's the excitement? Every few hours one car overtakes another. Sometimes cars stop because there is something wrong with the engine. Wow, pass me the popcorn! The only real drama in Formula 1 is when there are potentially fatal crashes. That says it all really.
nicola66
Absolutely agree with you - most boring thing next to paint drying or making a toddler eat all his dinner? Yet, why is my partner compelled to disappear for weekends to watch this dire sport - am I that dull?????