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Re:Honda quits F1, invests in carbon-free tech instead by TLightful on Monday October 05, 2020 @05:29AM (#24685988)
>>F1 is almost purely play-to-win, to use a modern coinage.

Maybe you meant "pay-to-win".

I absolutely do not discount driver skill. It's still there. But it's primarily a money game.

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Re:Honda quits F1, invests in carbon-free tech instead by me_me_me on Monday October 05, 2020 @06:48AM (#24686426)
> I absolutely do not discount driver skill.

That's the thing I always wondered. How much skill vs car there is in modern F1. ATM I'm on the side of car being the biggest factor (subpar F1 driver will win in the best car).

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Re:Honda quits F1, invests in carbon-free tech instead by NLMichel on Monday October 05, 2020 @07:10AM (#24686530)
> subpar F1 driver will win in the best car

I agree, Bottas is a living example. But I think any of the current drivers on the F1 grid will start to win races in the Mercedes car. Beating Hamilton is another thing however.

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