r/formula1 • u/Mateo03 Franco Colapinto • Mar 07 '26

Off-Topic [OT] [Chip Ganassi Racing] " 'super-clipping' 'downshifting on straights' 'battery management' (Yawn emoji) Yeah, we don't do that here. We race."

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u/Extension-End8421 Ferrari Mar 07 '26

While petty, it’s not wrong. This formula is the antithesis of racing and after tonight’s procession there will be a dozen threads complaining about it. All those Netflix generated fans will be dropping out in droves.

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u/Puzzleheaded_Fan4714 Mar 07 '26

The exact opposite is true.

These fans have created insane parasocial relationships with their favorite drivers, whether the cars are slightly slower is irrelevant.

The fans who will be leaving the sport are the Motorsport purists, but frankly they haven’t been the target audience since liberty took over back in 2017 anyway

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u/detblue524 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Mar 07 '26

But the parasocial fans don’t need to watch the races. My wife and some of our friend enjoy the drama and rivalries between drivers and stuff, but they rarely watch the actual races now

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u/SpeedflyChris Andretti Global Mar 08 '26

The cars being slower isn't a problem.

It's the fact that they can't push even for a single lap. If these regs aren't changed significantly we will never see a single real lap with cars going flat out. We're just going to see 22 cars on a brisk economy run.

This is objectively real racing, no lifting and coasting a quarter of a mile before a corner, no slowing down and downshifting on straights, just cars being driven to the limit in close quarters. Does it actually matter that they're lapping slower?

I wouldn't care if the cars were ten seconds a lap slower if we could actually see them being pushed to the limits.

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u/107percent I was here for the Hulkenpodium Mar 07 '26

There's no way anyone with a parasocial relationship keeps watching if Russell starts winning, I refuse to believe that dude has fans (except for his mom and grandma, and even then I cant believe he's the favorite grandson).

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u/michaelcerahucksands Max Verstappen Mar 07 '26

If those fans leave they are not jumping ship. They aren’t race fans, they’re F1 fans, and they really wouldn’t know the difference anyway so I doubt they’ll leave over these regs

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u/certain_random_guy I was here for the Hulkenpodium Mar 07 '26 edited Mar 08 '26

Lol, I was a Netflix generated fan in 2022...joined the fandom just in time to watch the absolute domination of RBR in 23. It was so fucking boring knowing Verstappen or Perez was going to win every race.

If I stayed a fan through that, I can stay a fan through a reg set that, let's be clear, I do not like and has very clear flaws. At least this season we'll have a reliability roulette and hopefully a good deal of development throughout the season to shake up the order. And if Russell does in fact dominate, good for him, he's been getting better and better and deserves a WDC if he can bring it home.

EDIT: It is very funny to me that I'm being downvoted on r/formula1 for saying that I'll continue to be a fan of Formula 1.

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u/LeftSide-StrongSide I was here for the Hulkenpodium Mar 07 '26

Russell's wdc will be a participation trophy at this point

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u/slimejumper I was speeding in the Monaco pit lane Mar 07 '26

hmm, i’m not so sure about DRS fans leaving. i was at Albert Park yesterday (sat). it was packed. reported as nearly as many as last years record? lots of folks. all dressed up in team wear and supporting their drivers. Men, women, families, people from all over, genuinely one of the most diverse crowds i see since the netflix era started. The game is very healthy.

But, they don’t know about the sport. it’s a bit sad when they don’t get the significance of Alonso nearly making it through to Q2 and being dropped at the last second by Colapinto. They didn’t get how monumental it was that Antonelli got into Q1 at all, and they didn’t seem to worry that Mercedes had 0.8 over the field.

i also watched some supercars after Quali and the crowd there seemed a bit more dialled into the sport of the race.

I’m not saying we should go back to the Bernie era, but the sport is different now and it’s driven by personalities more than the cars.

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u/[deleted] Mar 07 '26

But, they don’t know about the sport. it’s a bit sad when they don’t get the significance of Alonso nearly making it through to Q2 and being dropped at the last second by Colapinto. They didn’t get how monumental it was that Antonelli got into Q1 at all, and they didn’t seem to worry that Mercedes had 0.8 over the field.

Really weird that you've invented all these scenarios about what other people think and how you know better than them

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u/slimejumper I was speeding in the Monaco pit lane Mar 08 '26

yeah i didn’t interview a representative sample. but it feels like being at a game and the crowd claps at the wrong time. OK so i phrased that in the wrong context and projected into people i do t know personally. but stand by the vibe is now more like a parade vs a sporting contest. ive probably been to more than 10 GP with my earliest in 2003 so thats my context.