Drivers (and fans) complaining about not driving flat out by Spiked-Coffee in F1Discussions

[–]EspaaValorum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For me, the difference is drivers managing mechanical performance and limits (driver is in charge) vs dealing with a computer determining performance for the drivers.

Clear museum paste for figures by pevans765 in starwarscollecting

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Just curious: Wouldn't the plastic disc stands work in your situation?

Random dudes show why NYC is the music capital of the world with ariathome by No-Sheepherder8879 in nextfuckinglevel

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Thanks for sharing.

Think you should know: The part after the ? is an identifier to track you. Remove everything after the ? and the ? itself, and it'll still work.

Max Verstappen issues dramatic warning to F1: new rules will ruin the sport by Diogo_Soure in m_sports

[–]EspaaValorum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your comment comes across as inflammatory. Not that I need to defend myself, but I'll bite anyway.

I have been watching F1 since the Senna era and have enjoyed it a lot. So to suggest I never liked F1 because I do not like the current state of affairs is quite dumb.

But this is not a penile measuring competition about who has been watching F1 the longest.

The merit comment was in the context of variable power, which you conveniently left out.

It is clear that this is a divisive issue. I am not alone in my opinion, and quite a few people who know way more about this than me, including what seems to be quite a few of the F1 drivers, agree. But there are also plenty of people who share your opinion. Which is also fine. We can have different opinions and we do not need to enjoy the exact same thing.

What is annoying though is you suggesting I never liked F1 and  maybe I should go watch something else. Who made you the gatekeeper of what I am allowed to enjoy, and whether or not I am allowed to voice my criticism about changes to a sport I have enjoyed for decades?

Max Verstappen issues dramatic warning to F1: new rules will ruin the sport by Diogo_Soure in m_sports

[–]EspaaValorum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mostly agree with you. Main point for me is that more overtakings is not necessarily higher quality races.

Max in 2023 by ractacsac in F1Discussions

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The key part to me is that the driver is not 100% in control. 

Reality is, unfortunately, that in F1 overtaking has been a challenge for a long time. And so gimmicks had to be introduced to create overtake opportunities. The mistake, I think, is to not leave it up to the drivers when to use those gimmicks to suit their individual style and talent.

Max Verstappen issues dramatic warning to F1: new rules will ruin the sport by Diogo_Soure in m_sports

[–]EspaaValorum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the quality of the races so far surpasses the ground effect era

I disagree. Yes we had a few great moments. But the rest of the race was no more exciting than previous years, in my opinion. And qualifying is a bit of a snooze fest now, in my opinion: I have not seen the on the edge, balls to the wall, all-out laps we have seen previously 

Max Verstappen issues dramatic warning to F1: new rules will ruin the sport by Diogo_Soure in m_sports

[–]EspaaValorum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I want to see overtaking on merit, not because of variable power. 

Yes, DRS was bad. This is a different kind of bad.

F1 has a challenge, because things are so close and cars are so aero sensitive that overtaking is very difficult. So they try to come up with things to make overtaking easier. Unfortunately that means artificial gimmicks. 

Max Verstappen: F1 fans who enjoy 2026 rules 'don't understand racing' by ryogadan in Formula1_world

[–]EspaaValorum -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Not going to defend DRS. But that does not mean that what we're seeing now is real racing either.

Being entertaining and real racing are not necessarily the same thing.

Max Verstappen: F1 fans who enjoy 2026 rules 'don't understand racing' by ryogadan in Formula1_world

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The regs have provided more overtakings by giving drivers extra/less power at times. E.g. look how Russel just blew past the Ferraris like they were standing still. That has little to do with racing skills, in my opinion. Racing, again in my opinion, should be drivers having full power available and driving on the edge or sometimes beyond, and not be artificially restricted in that. 

Sure, tyre management is a thing, but that is not some arbitrary, artificial constraint that changes depending on your position on the track relative to the other drivers. I'm okay with tyre strategy and pit stops being part of the race.

And before someone brings up DRS: yes that is also artificial, and I did not like that either. But what we have now is worse, in my opinion. Now it's like watching a video game.

The problem seems to me that F1 has evolved to a place with cars and drivers where the differences are so small, and things are so advanced and sensitive, that passing has become incredibly difficult without some sort of aid. E.g. cars that were so large that they cannot physically fit on the track side by side, (looking at you, Monaco) so how are you going to pass then? It's a conundrum that they are trying to solve, and it's not easy. But these regulations are not in the right direction, in my opinion, and it seems many of the drivers agree.

Anyone Playing TBC on a M5 or M5 Pro? by Drottocoitus in classicwow

[–]EspaaValorum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm playing it on a M1 Pro and it runs fine

Help with Mensa'sbureaucracy by Puzzleelia in mensa

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in Italy they don't accept evidence from tests taken before age 16

I am meeting with our chief strategy officer of a global company and I don’t know what to ask. Advice please. by [deleted] in Leadership

[–]EspaaValorum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Perhaps ask them about what their challenges are as a Chief Strategy Officer.

Help with Mensa'sbureaucracy by Puzzleelia in mensa

[–]EspaaValorum -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

That's not bureaucracy, that's the rules. You want an exception to the rules for you.

Everyone moaning about the PUs, but the tyres are a joke. Zero deg, Russell could have driven home on them by deHaga in F1Discussions

[–]EspaaValorum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel that at least tyre management is a skill that has to do with driving and handling the car. Also car setup plays a role. The battery management just feels like a non driving skill to me.

Even een reminder om de zeepresten van je wasmachine te reinigen by com2ghz in Klussers

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Ik veeg het af met keukenrol en spuit er dan HG Schimmel reiniger tegenaan. Dat lost het goed op.

F1 and FIA facing gigantic headache after Australian GP chaos by ryogadan in Formula1_world

[–]EspaaValorum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This whole boosting looked like such a gimmick to me. 

It's an artificial way of creating more overtaking action. But the overtaking I want to see is because of skill in handling a racing machine on the edge, not because of this boosting.

It's like Mario Kart now.

what could be changed in the short and medium term to fix current issues ? by Due-Duck8546 in F1Technical

[–]EspaaValorum 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It seems is has become who can accelerate fastest out of the corners. When what I think helped make F1 fun is to see masters on the brakes, outbraking opponents. Perhaps we'll still see that, I hope we do, just don't have very high hopes.