Just watch the first and the last lap and you won't miss much.

Another irritating aspect of F1 for me is the media prominence it's given. Yesterday on the BBC website it was all about the "exciting" Grand Prix. This morning we get a headline "Hamilton has a different aura". It seems totally media driven, like some childrens' pop group or the latest blockbuster film. When Bernie finally goes off to look after his roses step forward that other marketing genius Simon Cowell to keep shoving it down our throats.
Of course it is interesting to a lot people as is space flight or the quest for the human genome but with the general public becoming increasingly bored with it as a sport it simply doesn't justify the amount of "column inches" devoted to it.
If you complain to F1 fans that you find their sport boring they'll tell you it's not about the drivers it's a team sport and about all the stuff the manufacturers do to get the cars first over the line.
From a science and technology aspect you'd imagine that the real cutting edge would be Formula E then, but without the marketing ability and money of course, of F1 I think you'll wait a long time before the public are even aware of its existence and the teams and drivers involved.
Tuesday morning rant over. Victor.

the smell from a speedway meeting is something else larry, I've not been for years I really should now Leicester have a team again.

Thanks BB the mention of the smell brought back some great memories of Cradley Speedway with Eric Gunderson, Bruce Penhall, Jan Pederson etc. I've made a resolution to go again this summer and take the grandson. Probably Wolverhampton or Coventry.
My son lives in Tranas, Sweden where there is a statue to their big local sporting hero Ove Fundin.

^and 20 odd buttons on the steering wheel.

I would guess the 'smell' that you recall would be Castrol 'R'.

....or weapons-grade bullsh1t if you were at an F1 Grand Prix

To try and create a bit of excitement, the designated team driver(s) should go out and do practice in other teams cars.

The fastest lap times then go to the back of the starting grid for the race.

A true champion will work his way through the pack and still win.

I remember A1. The cars were the same. Very slow and driven by ex f1 chumps.

Had no idea there was a star wars film coming out, now that is cack.

F1 is NOT about who is the best driver. It is about every aspect in the racing team. The drivers are pretty evenly matched. The cars vary in their suitability for the different circuits. Some are better aerodynamically. Some are better on high-speed circuits. Some are better on twisty tracks. Some are easier on tyre wear. Some are easier on fuel consumption. Some are easier on the braking system. Some have more observant mechanics. Some have better trained pit crews.
It is a very expensive class to race in, but the rewards can be huge. Just don't expect anybody to make it easy for you.

There are plenty of different classes to suit all tastes...but Formula One is the pinnacle that any team would aspire to.

I can't make you like it, nor would I wish to. Maybe I'm just lucky as I can enjoy watching almost any 'sport'. Athletics, boxing, football, cricket, gymnastics, bowls, curling, skiing, rowing, power boats, sailing, bull-riding, American football, golf, tennis and just about anything else that you care to name.
They are all different and maybe some of you should just take off the blinkers from time to time and maybe open your mind.

Because he is British and that was the British press. No mention of the German and Italian cars for obvious reasons. Rule Britannia and all that.