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Does Formula 1 racing and high end audio go together for anyone else?

I don't think nearly as many in the US are into F1 racing, as a sport, as others around the world are. At least that's my understanding. I just turned onto it a couple of years ago but really enjoy it a lot. I turned onto it the season before the big rivalry came to a head last year between my man Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton. 

My big system is actually in my bedroom b/c I live in a high rise in an urban community and the other big reason is b/c acoustically it appears to be pretty good.

I'm obviously not a hard core purist, because I've got my seventy five inch big screen between my ML Summits. Anyway, I'm curious if F1 racing is a thing with anyone else and more interested in what others think about the way things are looking for Mercedes and more specifically Mr. Hamilton. 

I've been enjoying alternating between listening sessions and the practice sessions and the qualifying laps yesterday and would love to hear what others have to say about the distance b/w Verstappen and Hamilton leading p to the race today.

I find it kind of hard to feel sorry for Hamilton, personally, b/c he has a tendency to come off with such an air about him. At the same time, I do feel a little bit sorry for him b/c he appears to've lost his confidence on the track. I don't think he can blame his performance this weekend on the car. 

I'm also loving the competition Ferrari is showing Verstappen on the track right out of the starting gate this season.

I've found that audiophiles tend to have some similar traits in common as far as things we appreciate about life and I'm curious if anyone else around here enjoys F1 like I do? And especially thoughts about the rivalry b/w Verstappen and Hamilton and the season so far in general.

 

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Youtube is full of epic fails by inadequate owners of supercars demonstrating why they shouldn't be allowed to drive anything other than a Citroen 2CV

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Nonoise 

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I wish I could remember just which races I went to but it was around 4 or 5 and yes, it was great to just walk around the whole course to catch all the angles. I seem to remember the overpass you could walk over and just walking around took forever.

I remember when they got more organized and put up walls along the course to block the view and force people to buy seats in the bleachers. That was a bummer since right up against some of the fencing was as close as you could get to the action. Those were the days. Too bad it was not working for them financially.

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Nonoise

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These new cars are way different than last years. Larger and much heavier wheels (13" to 18" adding about 50 lbs and tons more rotational mass), front ends that make for cleaner air so those behind can follow much, much closer without losing grip and wearing out front tires, under body aero since it's all downforce now with a much smaller rear wing, no more bargeboards to redirect air around the middle of the car, 10% (instead of 5.75% bio fuel), and better crashworthyness.

In simulations, last years cars are still faster.

Throw in the fact that the winning team gets the least amount of wind tunnel testing and you've got a whole new ball game. Just 10% more wind tunnel time can garner reams of R&D to work on. Mercedes won't get any more additional time until mid season and just what they can figure out in between races. 

It's a new era and Mercedes will figure it out and then we'll hear Verstappen whine like a little biatch when Hamilton and Russell start being competitive again. I feel sorry for Leclerc and Perez who're going to have to deal with Verstappen in the meantime.

All the best,
Nonoise 

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I like F1 and wish they'd come back to Long Beach. Saw a few races there and it was great. Also a fan of WRC and I wish it were back on TV. Now that's racing.

All the best,
Nonoise

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