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F1 is the snob series….not arguing that their drivers aren’t talented…they are. I’ll take Indycar anyday
I enjoy F1 and went to races at the Speedway during the v12 era. I’ve enjoyed the resurgence and Netflix documentaries. Closing the door in the face of great American team is a disaster. Especially for the fan base in this country $$$.
“vehemently oppose expanding the 20-car grid, citing a potential loss in revenue.” – What about the money you stand to gain by adding an AMERICAN team and growing the sport in AMERICA?! The short sightedness of the current grid is going to cost them future $$$ and the American fan base.
Formula 1 has never, ever, seen America as a market worth chasing. They’ve been able to find governments willing to pay the large sanctioning fees. They told Long Beach to get lost and that proved to be a massive mistake.
Nor have they thought American drivers were any good. Granted he was going against Senna (if you don’t know who Senna is, seek out the documentary, it’s worth it), but I think McLaren and Ron Dennis did everything they could to move Michael Andretti out in 1993.
From a team standpoint, they appear that they don’t want to cut the pie any further and/or they want Michael to overpay for an existing team. And the failures like USF1 don’t help either with the perception…
I also personally think things may have peaked for F1 in America … I don’t think Americans will continue to tune in to watch the same guy win every week by 30 seconds, while paying thousands for the privilege. And while Liberty is investing big in Las Vegas, if that event doesn’t prove to draw lots of fans every year, it will go away as quickly as it started. No different than Miami, if Stephen Ross lost interest, it would leave as well.
While I love the technology of F1 and the skill of the drivers is unparalleled I do get tired of how uncompetitive the races can be. As someone said, watching the same 2 or 3 drivers win every race and in many cases lead start to finish is just not as much fun as watching IndyCar. Indy has done a great job of putting on competitive and exciting events so if F1 doesn’t want the US in the series I’m fine with that. I would like to see how Herta stacks up to F1 drivers though.
In defense of Formula One, it’s generally always been like this.
Before Max and Red Bull it was Lewis and Mercedes, and before that Schumacher and Ferrari.
Close seasons like 2021 or the shock of Braun GP are the exceptions, not the rule.
F1 has become ridiculously overpriced. To go to the Miami F1 race, a race with a whole 2 years of legacy, one would have to pay 10 times what one pays to go to the Greatest race in the world; the Indy 500. And then in F1 you watch a train to see who 1st loser will be. Nah; not interested.
I agree and that’s pretty frustrating. I’ve read the Miami F1 experience articles. No way would I pay that $$$ to watch a race.
F1 races S uu c K. Boring.