# F1 isn't worth the money I'm paying for it **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [April 22, 2005, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f1-isnt-worth-the-money-im-paying-for-it/300526 "2005-04-22T01:04:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2005, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f1-isnt-worth-the-money-im-paying-for-it/300526/21 "2005-04-22T14:59:41Z")
Of course Hobbs and Matchett are enthusiastic, but they’re also pros. Wouldn’t you rather hear explanations of driving technique and car design than Derek Daly’s endless “Lookadis! Lookadis!” crap? Let’s be thankful he’s gone. I do miss Sam Posey’s commentary but he might be superfluous alongside Hobbs and Matchett, as Varsha is. ---
**Author:** ![hawkeyejo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e19b73/32.png) [@hawkeyejo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hawkeyejo)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2005, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f1-isnt-worth-the-money-im-paying-for-it/300526/22 "2005-04-22T15:10:29Z")
Three commentators are a waste anyway. As I see it, there need to be only two - one a colour commentator and one an expert. The colour guy is there to make things sound interesting, and the expert is there to make sense of everything. The Speed guys do well on one front, and miserable on the other. And the current state of F1 doesn’t help at all. I still say we should go back to the 12 lap qualifying system and allow tyre changes during the race. ---
**Author:** ![Snickers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snickers)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2005, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f1-isnt-worth-the-money-im-paying-for-it/300526/23 "2005-04-22T15:50:33Z")
Schumi sucks, you say? He’s not winning every race, I hear? Perhaps a reason to tune into F1 again… ---
**Author:** ![Bruce\_Daddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@Bruce\_Daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruce_Daddy)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2005, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f1-isnt-worth-the-money-im-paying-for-it/300526/24 "2005-04-22T17:09:01Z")
> [@duffer](#): > > Holy shit! A post from **Reeder** in the Pit I agree with! > > Start praying folks. After Jeff Gordon wins his 8[sup]th[/sup], the world shall end. No kidding. I bet **Reeder** pulls for Kurt Busch. NA$CAR, first taking over this thread, then the world. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2005, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f1-isnt-worth-the-money-im-paying-for-it/300526/25 "2005-04-22T17:34:32Z")
The new rules changes have pretty much made me cancel any plans I had to trek out to Montreal and Indy this year. Whats the point of all that travel for what now is basicly a 2 day show? Screw it. I’ll stay home and watch the coverage on TV with the Mute button pushed. I can’t stand the constant chatter about fuel load and tire pressure. ---
**Author:** ![Dead\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2005, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f1-isnt-worth-the-money-im-paying-for-it/300526/26 "2005-04-22T21:06:31Z")
> [@hawkeyejo](#): > > Three commentators are a waste anyway. As I see it, there need to be only two - one a colour commentator and one an expert. The colour guy is there to make things sound interesting, and the expert is there to make sense of everything. Which is exactly why the Murray Walker-Martin Brundle partnership used to work so well - a perfect example of what you describe. Walker and James Hunt were excellent, too, back in the day. ---
**Author:** ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2005, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f1-isnt-worth-the-money-im-paying-for-it/300526/27 "2005-04-22T21:11:25Z")
> [@Bruce\_Daddy](#): > > No kidding. > > I bet **Reeder** pulls for Kurt Busch. > > NA$CAR, first taking over this thread, then the world. Actually I’m a Wallace fan. ---
**Author:** ![RedFury](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ec9cab/32.png) [@RedFury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedFury)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2005, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f1-isnt-worth-the-money-im-paying-for-it/300526/28 "2005-04-24T16:35:52Z")
To those of you complaining about the current state of F1, might I suggest, if you haven’t already, you watch today’s Imola GP which is being shown on tape delay by CBS at 1:00 PM ET. Won’t give away the results – but it was certainly a classic. ---
**Author:** ![Dead\_Badger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/848f3c/32.png) [@Dead\_Badger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Badger)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2005, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f1-isnt-worth-the-money-im-paying-for-it/300526/29 "2005-04-24T16:43:06Z")
> [@RedFury](#): > > Won’t give away the results – but it was certainly a classic. ITV cut to adverts three laps from the end. Three! Wankers. ---
**Author:** ![RedFury](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ec9cab/32.png) [@RedFury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedFury)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2005, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f1-isnt-worth-the-money-im-paying-for-it/300526/30 "2005-04-24T19:32:42Z")
> [@Dead Badger](#): > > ITV cut to adverts three laps from the end. Three! Wankers. Wow! That’s just pathetic. Good thing Fox LA didn’t try something similar 'cuase I’m afraid my TV screen would have suffered the consequences of my ire. That was some nail-biter. Amazing drive by Shummi and awesome display of matury and racecraft by the young master with the tired engine, Alonso. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f1-isnt-worth-the-money-im-paying-for-it/300526.md?page=1)