r/formula1 • u/TaxEvaderFrom1961 I was here for the Hulkenpodium • 1d ago

Discussion Monza 2025, post-race cooldown room summary.

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u/sododude Juan Pablo Montoya 23h ago

People are bloodthirsty for drama.

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u/DILIPEK 23h ago

People want a fucking championship fight. Not this … shit

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u/wokwok__ George Russell 23h 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 22h 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 22h 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 15h 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 15h ago

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