Monaco GP vs Indy 500 -

[Waaib]

Anyone else find that Indy is much more entertaining than F1 this weekend?

For me -

F1:
- 60 odd laps of exactly the same.
- nasty crash.
- 18 more laps of the same.
- sulky Lewis.

Indy:
- incredibly exciting wheel to wheel racing @ 350+ kph.
- several huge wrecks.
- Pit lane chaos.
- fantastic TV coverage.

F1 is just so dull. Seems like the Americans just do things better.

 

[Fox1]

Try watching Indy Cars on a street track and see if you can stay awake for the 3hrs of boredom. Indy Cars are designed for only one race in the year and that race is Indy 500.

 

[Waaib]

...Indy Cars are designed for only one race in the year and that race is Indy 500 ....

So is this thread, ... but point taken.

 

[Enzo Matrix]

Both races were good, each for its own reason. Monaco for the spectacle, the barriers inches away. If you are looking for a quick fix, then F1 isnt for you.

Indy500 was great for the wheel to wheel racing and 40+ lead changes. Some people say its boring because its an oval, but then again people will complain about anything.

Kicker for me is an ex F1 driver won the Indy500

 

[Redeye]

I was a Huge F1 fan. My opinion, F1 has become a management sport. Its all about managing the tires (if you use all your sets of tires in Qualifying, then you are screwed for the Race. ) Then Manage the Fuel (Only 100KG of Fuel allowed) Race the first five laps, then stay in position, must save fuel for the end. Last 5 Laps, do we he enough fuel to race, yes lets race. I say, give them enough Tires and Fuel to Race, that is what we want to see. Its called racing, not managing. O ja, bring back some throaty, Screaming V8/V10 Engines.

 

[Sepeng]

I'm a big fan of how they "do" sporting events in the US. Alot of it is geared to the public having a good day out.
Saw most of the Indy 500, was cracking. I don't follow Nascar or NFL but I enjoy watching them cos of how they're run, explained, packaged.
F1, look, as a racing spectacle isn't the greatest, and also unfair to compare perhaps the most boring F1 race to perhaps the most exciting Indy car race. But I get what you're saying and I agree.

 

[LCBXX]

There is way too much money in F1, accompanied by politics, to make it truly fan accessible. The TV rights are so expensive that not even deep-pocket Supersport buy the premium SkySport F1 feeds - they opt for a bastardized BBC feed that, when you watch the full BBC feed online, is not bad but pales against what Sky has. Whilst the BBC feed shows a back-of-the-pits or grid-walk and occasional interview with crew or drivers, Supersport viewers are stuck with the in-studio drivel from Marteningo, Formato and Maharaj.

Sky's F1 weekend coverage is beyond that what Supersport does for Rugby - they immerse viewers completely into the culture and spectacle with behind the scenes inserts, proper driver interviews, team and garage walkabouts, etc etc. I guess you get what you pay for in that case.

IndyCar, NASCAR, Aussie V8's, etc, offer both attending fans and viewers similar experiences to that which Sky offers in F1, with the exception that no VIP pass is required. My gripe with IndyCars currently is the amount of spoilers affixed to the cars for non-oval races which promptly fly-off at the slightest bump and results in a long safety-car period, after which a hectic restart follows where more excessive aerodynamic bits fly off, which results in another safety car, etc etc etc.

 

[Wall]

I was a Huge F1 fan. My opinion, F1 has become a management sport. Its all about managing the tires (if you use all your sets of tires in Qualifying, then you are screwed for the Race. ) Then Manage the Fuel (Only 100KG of Fuel allowed) Race the first five laps, then stay in position, must save fuel for the end. Last 5 Laps, do we he enough fuel to race, yes lets race. I say, give them enough Tires and Fuel to Race, that is what we want to see. Its called racing, not managing. O ja, bring back some throaty, Screaming V8/V10 Engines.

I completely agree. Gone are the days when it was man v machine. Cars are being restricted and we are not seeing the full potential in the development of these cars and what this means is that drivers are very very rarely driving at the absolute edge.

David Coulthard sums it up perfectly in this article.

 

[Enzo Matrix]

I completely agree. Gone are the days when it was man v machine. Cars are being restricted and we are not seeing the full potential in the development of these cars and what this means is that drivers are very very rarely driving at the absolute edge.

David Coulthard sums it up perfectly in this article.

About to change with the new rules for refueling etc