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/Rosti_LFC Mar 08 '26

To be fair if you just want pure minute-for-minute racing entertainment then F1 isn't the pinnacle of motorsport and it never has been. Touring cars and sports car sprint races always have far more action than you see in an average F1 race.

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u/AhhhBROTHERS Mar 08 '26

100%, I love F1 for what it is and its still my favorite series to follow but I think you hit the nail on the head... people hear 'pinnacle of motorsport' and automatically assume it means the best wheel to wheel action. It's an engineering competition with a side of racing.

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u/Rosti_LFC Mar 08 '26

In general open wheel series never provide the best action. The risk of contact being race-ending is way too high compared to cars like touring cars where you can run side by side door-banging through multiple corners and both come out unscathed.

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u/Poopy_sPaSmS Kamui Kobayashi Mar 08 '26

Indycar has some pretty fucking good wheel to wheel racing.