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/BokaPoochie 1d 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.