What’s even more annoying is that tweeks to the rules over the years mean the only real topic of conversation is tyres. What tyre do they start on, what do they change to, how does the track temperature change the tyre performance, has X changed tyres before Y, what about the undercut or overcut, have they put new tyres on at the end for the fastest lap, and so on… As a (half hearted) viewer, I could not care less about tyres, I just want to see some good driving and racing.
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In 2023, Max Verstappen has dominated, and continues to win just about every race by tens of seconds. Discussion about tyres is even more intense. Most races are just a procession around the track. The only thing that can make a race interesting, but hopefully not dangerous, is rain.
When Michael Schumacher was a constant winner, people said it was ‘boring’. When Lewis Hamilton was a constant winner, no-one dare say it was boring. Now Verstappen is winning, many are saying ‘boring’ again. I wonder why…