Engineers, not racers, are the true drivers of success in motor sport

Re:Engineers, not racers, are the true drivers of success in... by serf on Friday October 16, 2020 @07:12PM (#24805904)

>I mean this in the most respectful way: Can someone please explain the allure of watching F1 race on TV?

I watch it because I drive/drove race cars. I love auto-racing. I love the noise, the personalities, and most importantly the cars.

I can't answer your question, really. If there isn't any draw to watch it, you probably just don't enjoy it. No shame in that.

I don't really understand why people watch football/basketball/soccer; but I understand why I don't get it -- I have no interest in the sports.

My father watches the Tour de France every year. He was an extremely in-depth established cyclist for years and years.

When I watch the Tour with him, I fall asleep. He falls asleep if I put him through auto-racing.

I think it's the same kind of thing.

If it's any consolation : your problem is a widespread one. The FIA is trying to make it more spectator-interesting next year by establishing a big wall of rule changes.

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Re:Engineers, not racers, are the true drivers of success in... by porknubbins on Friday October 16, 2020 @07:44PM (#24806108)

I was going to say the Tour de France is the prime example of sports most people who are not road cyclists find intolerable to watch. Maybe its just hard to grasp how powerful the aerodynamic forces are without having ridden in a high speed pace line, but lots of people watch car racing without driving 200 mph either.

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Re:Engineers, not racers, are the true drivers of success in... by ihaveajob on Friday October 16, 2020 @08:25PM (#24806370)

Even then, the interest tends to be in key moments and stages. A final sprint, a hard climb, a segment with side wind or cobblestones. Back in the 90s, during Indurain's dominance, just about everyone in Spain tuned in to watch, but other than special moments, most people dozed off the afternoon nap.

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Re:Engineers, not racers, are the true drivers of success in... by systemvoltage on Saturday October 17, 2020 @02:01AM (#24807753)

Thanks for the take. I really enjoy Chess. I feel like I can do some calculations and see if I can guess what theyll play next. I like Rapid chess which is 15 mins per player which strikes a good balance between Blitz and classical time controls.

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Re:Engineers, not racers, are the true drivers of success in... by userbinator on Friday October 16, 2020 @07:59PM (#24806182)

Even within motorsport, not everyone likes F1. For example, I find it rather boring compared to drag races and sprint cars. No doubt others will be the complete opposite.

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