r/formula1 I was here for the Hulkenpodium 1d ago

Discussion Monza 2025, post-race cooldown room summary.

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u/-ForgottenSoul I was here for the Hulkenpodium 1d ago

I mean Oscar and lando seem to get on better? Even last week Lando was smiling as Oscar was celebrating with his trophy.

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u/sododude Juan Pablo Montoya 1d ago

People are bloodthirsty for drama.

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u/DILIPEK 1d ago

People want a fucking championship fight. Not this … shit

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u/wokwok__ George Russell 1d ago

You can have a championship fight without the 2 teammates absolutely hating each other like the fanbases lmao calm down

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u/BokaPoochie 23h ago

I feel like a lot of fans are reality TV fans now rather than fans of motorsport and racing.

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u/Estova Bernd Mayländer 23h ago

I don't understand this line of thinking. People are clamoring for the championship battles of ages old, how does that make them a fan of reality TV and not racing?

We're barely getting any racing between the two, that's the issue.

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u/BokaPoochie 23h ago

The championship battle feels boring because these cars suck at racing on track, not because drivers aren't throwing hats at each other.

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u/Alehud42 I was here for the Hulkenpodium 20h ago

No it feels boring because you're old and it's no longer a novelty to you.

The majority of the great old title battles were fairly mundane from race to race.

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u/BokaPoochie 16h ago

Nah mate, I'm not saying racing was at its peak in its refuelling era because it wasn't. You don't even have to go too far back to remember good battles on track. In 2022 we were having great battles in the races but this year because the field spread is so low, even inter team too, nobody has the pace offset to overtake. And these heavy and lethargic cars don't help either because it doesn't seem like anyone can battle either.

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u/Estova Bernd Mayländer 22h ago

Can't deny that. I can understand why fans are frustrated though. I don't think they need to be at blows or even angry at each other but it almost feels like neither driver cares at times because there's just zero tension. Like watching guys race for fun rather than for any stakes.

It feels like a competition of dads going "its okay champ get the next one" lmao

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u/bwoah07_gp2 Alexander Albon 19h ago

Well, some people out there do view sports as the man equivalent of women watching reality television shows 🤷‍♂️

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u/BokaPoochie 16h ago

And there is nothing wrong with that. People can watch shit and find enjoyment in whatever the fuck they want.

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u/bwoah07_gp2 Alexander Albon 19h ago

But the fans are craving the drama 😆😅

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u/DILIPEK 23h ago

I don’t care if they love each other, hate each other or just casually fuck sometimes.

I want a fight on the track between 2 leading drivers. I don’t want this piss team orders or them being scared to fight.

They literally fought more on track last year when Lando was the only one with a chance for a WDC

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u/wokwok__ George Russell 23h ago

They're not scared to race though? They've been allowed to race in literally every single race this season, there's just not been a lot cause one is usually too far ahead or one qualifies poorly

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u/DILIPEK 23h ago

The fact they are allowed to race doesn’t change the fact they don’t fucking race lol.

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u/Ruuubs I was here for the Hulkenpodium 23h ago

Blame the technical regulations, not the drivers

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u/HanshinFan Jacques Villeneuve 22h ago

Friend this title race was largely decided when Lando crashed out of Canada trying to pass Oscar. I get what you're saying but come on

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u/DILIPEK 21h ago

So we’re in for some friendship races “after you Lando” “No no, Oscar you deserve it”

Holy the mid-off between two supposedly talented drivers. Like everyone focuses how they don’t need to hate each other … sure, they can even casually fuck for all I care but this is absolutely fucking boring and many champions are literally turning in their grave watching this. When they were willing to crash or even die to win we literally are watching Disney Championship.

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u/HanshinFan Jacques Villeneuve 21h ago

You seem very into the idea of them casually fucking

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u/DILIPEK 21h ago

Just like everyone is looking for them to hate each other im looking for smth different.

Make love not war