> Why not? a cyclist is a "realistic android" to a runner. It would just be different, more like F1.

But the human element is the main thing. This is the crucial part. Take us out of the picture and there's nothing very meaningful left for other humans to see.

best comment.

People celebrate F1 drivers a lot more than the automakers. Senna and Schumacher are far more famous as individuals than the teams they drove for.

I guarantee that if there is ever a self-driving cup, people will be mostly focused on the human engineering talent.

Definitely - they would watch androids play because they'd root for a team and the people involved.