And in case you are wondering the dark patches represent the damage at Turn 17, as seen last night before repairs:
I think drivers outside of the race weekend (thursday to sunday) more or less do what they want or what their team tells them without FOM or FIA coming in the way. The Ferrari C2 challenge is unlikely something liberty media told them to do, Ferrari just thought it would get more fans involved with them.majki2111 wrote: ↑06 May 2022, 16:03OK guys, I've been following this sport since 2006. I was 9 back then. Now, I am 24. The amount of making show out of this sport really baffles me and I'm disgusted with it. The amount of show put on social media such as WTF1 channel and also show put into British commentary, just wow. And amount of work to portrait this weekend as a show not a race, jesus. I feel the drivers were far more serious back in 2000's or early 2010's. Look what McLaren guys are wearing outside of track. Comical . I feel like a lot has changed since Liberty media took over. And media around the track even emphasizes this behavior. But why? Here in Croatia, most of fans really are mature people who don't fall for fake show, not kids. I believe it is also like that in other parts of Europe. Is it really that necessary?
Yea, I know that, I think just as a general impression.dialtone wrote: ↑06 May 2022, 16:06I think drivers outside of the race weekend (thursday to sunday) more or less do what they want or what their team tells them without FOM or FIA coming in the way. The Ferrari C2 challenge is unlikely something liberty media told them to do, Ferrari just thought it would get more fans involved with them.majki2111 wrote: ↑06 May 2022, 16:03OK guys, I've been following this sport since 2006. I was 9 back then. Now, I am 24. The amount of making show out of this sport really baffles me and I'm disgusted with it. The amount of show put on social media such as WTF1 channel and also show put into British commentary, just wow. And amount of work to portrait this weekend as a show not a race, jesus. I feel the drivers were far more serious back in 2000's or early 2010's. Look what McLaren guys are wearing outside of track. Comical . I feel like a lot has changed since Liberty media took over. And media around the track even emphasizes this behavior. But why? Here in Croatia, most of fans really are mature people who don't fall for fake show, not kids. I believe it is also like that in other parts of Europe. Is it really that necessary?
They are promoting the race/sport.majki2111 wrote: ↑06 May 2022, 16:03OK guys, I've been following this sport since 2006. I was 9 back then. Now, I am 24. The amount of making show out of this sport really baffles me and I'm disgusted with it. The amount of show put on social media such as WTF1 channel and also show put into British commentary, just wow. And amount of work to portrait this weekend as a show not a race, jesus. I feel the drivers were far more serious back in 2000's or early 2010's. Look what McLaren guys are wearing outside of track. Comical . I feel like a lot has changed since Liberty media took over. And media around the track even emphasizes this behavior. But why? Here in Croatia, most of fans really are mature people who don't fall for fake show, not kids. I believe it is also like that in other parts of Europe. Is it really that necessary?
Didn't we had pit babes all over the place? You could say that was unnecessary distraction as well. I think in all sports there is some show element.