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Mr.choppers - Delenda Carthago Est
02/11/09

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KERS is crazy. I can't believe they have a "turbo" button again. If life is going to keep aping video games, I'd like a "save point" and a reset button.
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jduffy13
02/10/09

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You're kidding right that people watch this stuff?

Get a job, get a girlfriend, go work in a soup kitchen, do something with your lives people!
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layabout
02/10/09

@jduffy13: I can only speak for myself but,i do have a girlfriend & a beautiful one at that,i also have a good social life & although i must admit F1 is in a sharp decline it's still good to watch drivers at their peak driving some of the most technically advanced cars at high speed against each other. I still think motorsport peaked in the 80's,Group B rally,turbo F1 cars & Touring cars that i'd want to own. It may be on the decline,but something is better than nothing.
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layabout
02/10/09

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I hate to put a downer on things,but F1's prime is long gone. The passion has gone from the drivers & it's all about money,when was the last time a driver ran down the pits to punch a rival that wrecked his race? Probably the James Hunt era,the last true character was Irvine & by then the P.C. brigade were scared shitless that he'd speak his mind. Little Hitler Bernie & Mad Max are just control freaks with big egos.

The odd race may contain some watching pleasure,but even a blind pig can find the occasional triffle.
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layabout
02/10/09

@layabout now with V8 power: Damn it,u not i in truffle.
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MikeHerbst
02/10/09

@layabout now with V8 power:

I disagree. One of my wife's favorite F1 Moments of all-time was the smack-to-the-helmet that Schumacher laid onto Takuma Sato after he punted the Ferrari off track.

The passion is still there, but it its tempered by the fact that ALL these guys are serious hard-core professionals in a way that the drivers of old never were. James Hunt and his contemporaries were never in the kind of physical shape that a current F1 pilot must be in, and they certainly didn't have the same array of technical challenges to deal with either.

Just because the margins are slimmer now than they used to be, doesn't mean these guys aren't all hyper competitive.
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layabout
02/10/09

@MikeHerbst: I disagree,Jackie Stewart is one of the best ever drivers & he'd drink most men under the table. Senna was better than any current driver,as were many others of previous generations. To think back not so many years ago drivers won by skill not technical & safety back up.

Rule changes each season are killing the sport,that added with Bernie & Max's egos.
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02/10/09

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So I wonder what they do with all the old F1 cars? Maybe there should be some kind of low-level racing league that uses last year's equipment. Or they could sell them for $500 so we could have a couple ringers at LeMons.
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Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
02/10/09

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The KERS description was fairly helpful. Morphing wings and body bits a little less so. Red Bull and Toro Rosso did remarkably well last year, it'll be interesting to see if they can make more progress now.
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leavethegun-takethecannoli
02/10/09

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Meh, I've seen better informational videos. My favorite right now is the one about the Snuggie, and I also like the ShamWow one.

Oh wait, this isn't io9-sorry.
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eurodriver
02/10/09

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Red Bull is one of the best things to happen to F1 in a long time. Not only with their driver development program, but also their in-depth look at F1. They actually care about keeping the fans informed.
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leavethegun-takethecannoli
02/10/09

@eurodriver: Red Bull always takes off hard, but fizzle out in a few hours.
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layabout
02/10/09

@eurodriver: Probably the most likeable team,but still not enough to bring F1 back to its peak.
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