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bravenrace
bravenrace SuperDork
9/27/11 8:25 a.m.

In reply to Maroon92:

So it's not possible that I find something you are excited about to be boring?

PHeller
PHeller Dork
9/27/11 9:22 a.m.

The better question would be; what do you find more exciting?

bravenrace
bravenrace SuperDork
9/27/11 9:40 a.m.

Probably something that bores you.

Adrian_Thompson
Adrian_Thompson Dork
9/27/11 9:54 a.m.
bravenrace wrote: In reply to Maroon92: So it's not possible that I find something you are excited about to be boring?

I think it's a stretch to say that F1 is boring if you have any interest in cars or motorsport. My family have very little interest in cars. They watch Top Gear (UK, not the god awful US version) but that’s a buddy / comedy show with stunning camerawork that just happens to use cars as a back drop. My wife who think motorsport is inherently pointless has watch a couple of races this year and admitted that they were exiting.

Adrian_Thompson
Adrian_Thompson Dork
9/27/11 9:56 a.m.
Basil Exposition wrote: Perhaps it has to do with *gasp* team orders? Not to the drivers, but the support staff-- "we've decided Vettel will be the front-runner, so dial Button back a notch?" If you are going after a manufacturer's championship, that doesn't make sense, either. Unless, perhaps, your contract with one of the drivers says he will be the front-runner and the other is, well, an also-ran, if you will forgive the phrase. In that case, you purposely handicap the second driver to keep the first happy, and/or so #1's points don't get diluted....

It's funny that Webber hasn't been complaining of unequal cars. He complained about team orders within a race, but he's never complained about different cars. He's in the same car as Vettle but tied with the pack on points and no wins this year while his team mate has mopped the floor with everyone. His starts are a mystery and costing him dearly.

bravenrace
bravenrace SuperDork
9/27/11 10:52 a.m.

You may think it's the racing I'm talking about. Really, it's the personalities of the drivers. They just don't do anything for me. And if I'm going to watch racing, I need to have some stake in it, somebody to root for.
I regularly watch ALMS, Grand AM, World Challenge, Continental Tire series, NHRA, Indycar, and some other miscellaneous racing I find occasionally. I also watch a lot of car related shows that aren't necessarily racing. It all takes time, and I have a hard time fitting it all in. So I'm not exactly looking to add to it. I have watched parts of two F1 races this year, and can tell you that I don't like it as much as all the other racing I do and watch.
That's me, my opinion. I've always felt that I "should" like F1, but I just don't. I'm glad you guys do, and I'm glad it exists, but it's not for me. I just found it entertaining that people are so sure I've not watched it in years because it doesn't interest me. After all, everyone is interested in the same exact things, right?

PHeller
PHeller Dork
9/27/11 12:10 p.m.

I enjoy watching F1 because well..I don't have cable, so I can't really watch F1.

All I do is work it seems.

Anyone know where I can watch F1 races online for free?

pigeon
pigeon Dork
9/27/11 12:24 p.m.

It must be a Sebastian thing - nobody can touch Seb Loeb in WRC, except her teammate Seb Ogier.

corytate
corytate HalfDork
9/27/11 9:07 p.m.
pigeon wrote: It must be a Sebastian thing - nobody can touch Seb Loeb in WRC, except her teammate Seb Ogier.

you mean "his", right?

pigeon
pigeon Dork
9/27/11 11:00 p.m.

In reply to corytate:

Yeah, combo of fat fingers on the iPhone and stupid autocorrect got me

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