102 replies to this topic

[jjcale]

Not trying to do FOM's job for them but I have been wondering for a while whether we really do need so many races .... this year was a struggle for me. And not just because LH is not winning anymore - the last few years of his reign were also too long - though to be fair I could have done with another race in '21

 

So rather than ask what you think is the optimum number of races - lets see what others here actually do, rather than what they say ..... how many races did you watch this year.?

 

There is a lot more I could ask - but folks can volunteer more about their viewing habits in the thread. 

 

 

Edit - the poll was edited on 21 Nov 22 at about 16:40 so that the last option in response to "How many races did you watch?" is now  0 - 3.

Edited by jjcale, 21 November 2022 - 16:43.

[SophieB]

All of them except Singapore because I was on holiday. Didn’t bother catching up with it because I don’t care about races where I know the results unless I also know something amazing happened.

[Afterburner]

Watched all of them this year, but I'm in the United States so only watched a few of them live.

[Clatter]

All of them, but not all live.

[Risil]

Ref, does listening on the radio count?

[ANF]

Too many.

[FLB]

The only two I didn't watch live were Japan and Australia.

[Marklar]

I've missed a number of races that were in the evening, the thing is I cant remember which, but Brazil was one of them.

I also missed Hungary because I had other plans that afternoon.

Also regulary missing half the race on about half the races.

EDIT: I did end up watching all later, have still to properly watch Brazil though.

Edited by Marklar, 20 November 2022 - 15:30.

[jonklug]

Watched all can't get enough F1. Like that there are more races but yes probably a bit too many for drivers and teams. Love it as a fan of course.

[jjcale]

Ref, does listening on the radio count?

 

I didnt think of that .... but, no.

 

FOM makes its money off TV ....

[squarewun]

ALL. ALWAYS.

[Ruudbackus]

Watched them all live from start to finish. But not always with full attention. 

[Red5ive]

I watched them all and came to this weekend not quite believing it was all over tbh.

 

Whilst it hasnt been the best season ever I still found interest outside of Verstappen cruising away in the lead most weekends and I am already wishing it wasnt so long until the start of next season.  Obviously they cant run all year - but if it was possible I would be happy.

 

 

 

 

So there   

Edited by Red5ive, 20 November 2022 - 15:32.

[monolulu]

Only 22! Seemed like more! Watched 19 live on tv & went to Barcelona, Silverstone & Monza. I’m retired & live alone so have the time to watch but still think it’s too many. Would I feel the same if Lewis was in the title hunt difficult to say but think 18 to 20 is enough.

[absinthedude]

10 years ago if you'd told me I'd watch something less than half the races, I'd have assumed that meant I died part way through the season. But. Meh. Not feeling it at all. Have better things to do. And I don't see any way I can personally take the championship seriously with the FIA running things the way they do. Individual races might well be fun. Some of them were. The new ground effect cars definitely helped in that regard. 

 

But yeah. Even if I was fired up by the championship aspect, 20+ races is just too much. I'm too busy with too many other interests to even begin to justify that kind of viewing. 

 

Can't watch them live legally now anyway as I cancelled the subscription. 

[Beamer]

.... this year was a struggle for me. And not just because LH is not winning anymore -

I always find it strange for people to stop watching just because someone isn't winning anymore... is that the reason to watch?

(To clarify: not specifically aimed at any fangroup. Just a general opinion)

Edited by Beamer, 20 November 2022 - 15:55.

[Ross Stonefeld]

100%, but only via the highlights on the official YouTube.

[P123]

Watched all, but some on catchup or highlights.

[P123]

I always find it strange for people to stop watching just because someone isn't winning anymore... is that the reason to watch?

(To clarify: not specifically aimed at any fangroup. Just a general opinion)

 

It will always be like that.

[Aaaarrgghh]

21. Missed Mexico, but that appears to have been a wise choice, as far as I heard. Ignored all sprint races.

[milestone 11]

Watched all of them live. Whether I will next year, is largely dependent on my view after winter testing.

[Risil]

To the best of my memory I watched something like 50% of races on TV. Far more in the first half of the year, which I expect was a mix of being busy in the summer and then -- owing to Ferrari's challenge evaporating around that time -- the championship losing its spark. This is about right for me and I am comfortable with this level of commitment. I also watched maybe a dozen Indycar races and a handful of WSBK and MotoGP races live, so I can't possibly claim I don't watch enough motor racing.

 

Tried to watch the Japanese Grand Prix live but went back to bed after the shambles-like uncertainty about whether the race would happen or not.

 

I usually catch a bit of every Grand Prix on the radio, although it's less fun without Jolyon Palmer on comms. Don't normally bother with the highlights but I do keep the threads open on here to see what everybody's thinking. Race threads where people comment or react to the action but no one explains or describes what is happening are a pet peeve of mine, for this reason.

 

Was at Silverstone for qualifying this year, which I figure counts as attending a race in-person as I spent quite a bit of money and was up bright and early to get there.

[brunopascal]

As a Ferrari fan it's been another painful season - although it started very nicely. However I will still always watch and appreciate great racing regardless of whether Ferrari is fighting for the win or not.

Missed two races due to holiday travels - watched all others on F1 Live app which i really like

[Coral]

I watched all of them live. It takes a lot for me to miss a F1 race...the last one I missed was Hungary 2015 and that was because I was in hospital with my newborn twins

[AlexPrime]

Missed Oz and Japan as I like sleeping late 

[Arundo]

All of them, cant remember last time i missed one. Everyone around me knows that i dont want to miss any race. I always find a way to watch them.

[Anderis]

I didn't watch those that were earlier than 10 AM CET, which would be Japan, Australia and that's it I guess? I watched the rest of them, apart from the sprint in Brazil.

[pacificquay]

All of them, and all live.

 

But there are too many.

 

16 to 18 is about right.

[milestone 11]

I watched all of them live. It takes a lot for me to miss a F1 race...the last one I missed was Hungary 2015 and that was because I was in hospital with my newborn twins

Seven? Good grief, I thought they were around three. Time flies.

[Brian60]

All of them except Aussie, my fault, tv was on but I fell back to sleep.

 

However most races this season I found to be a borefest - it's one thing having a dominant car and winning as per Hamilton up to last year. But its a totally different thing when you know the guy at the front is going to come under no pressure at all, except any he inflicts on himself. While I'll applaud Max for the championship, this must have been the easiest seasons championship in the history of the sport, no real pressure, not even from his own team mate with similar machinary. I don't blame Red Bull either, its been more of the two teams who could pressure them, Ferrari and Mercedes, have been sadly lacking for the entire season.

[mclarensmps]

I watched them all live, and fell asleep during the Mexican GP

[JimmyClark]

Amazingly I only missed two live races, although a couple I did have to watch on my phone or on dodgy links whilst I was away/doing things.

Made it to Monza this year.

[jacdaniel]

As a married man with a 2 year old, I can honestly say I don't watch practice at all other than glancing at the results.

Similar for Quali. I usually try to tune in for Q3 when it really matters.

I endeavour to watch most races but usually have to sacrifice a few. I actually prefer the really early starts like Australia or evenings like US, Mexico.

2 - 4 is really give up your whole day territory.

[MKSixer]

Missed Monaco and Japan,live. Watched highlights. Didn't attend any live.  Hip surgery and miscellaneous hospitalizations prevented that. I'm always up for more races.Take it to 25 per year.

[Bleu]

All of them live. During the Spanish GP I was little concentrating on other things though.

[ClubmanGT]

About eight I think? That's a pretty good effort for us down here, caught highlights for the ones I didn't see and all of the time-zone friendly ones for me I managed to catch live. 

 

I generally catch more F2 and F1 Prac sessions as they're usually around 8pm local time which is doable. Catch up on qualy in the morning before my toddler wakes up. 

 

Some times he's quite happy to sit on the mat and watch the F2 if it's on at a weird time and I have to catch up the next day.

[Chewie]

I watched every race live, as I have all the races since 1992.

[FirstnameLastname]

10 years ago if you'd told me I'd watch something less than half the races, I'd have assumed that meant I died part way through the season. But. Meh. Not feeling it at all. Have better things to do. And I don't see any way I can personally take the championship seriously with the FIA running things the way they do. Individual races might well be fun. Some of them were. The new ground effect cars definitely helped in that regard.

But yeah. Even if I was fired up by the championship aspect, 20+ races is just too much. I'm too busy with too many other interests to even begin to justify that kind of viewing.

Can't watch them live legally now anyway as I cancelled the subscription.

Yup, this is pretty much me too these days.

Cancelled SKY and I’ll not be resubscribing (checked out of pure boredom the other day and they were still asking for £18 per month when there was only 3 days of Live F1 left for the rest of the year!!…. I bet they charge subscribers 12 times per year even though only 9 months have any F1 on the channel!)

I grew up absorbing F1 through the sketchy 90’s f1 coverage, multiple magazines, the Saturday/Sunday newspaper articles, teletext…. Yearly VHS, jumpers for goalposts isn’t it, hmm.

Fast forward to 2022, there’s more access to F1 than ever but I feel pretty ‘meh’ toward it. Every now and then it pulls me back, but not to the extent of when I fell in love with the sport.

I used to watch every (available) session… but I never watch practice sessions these days, seldom watch qualifying, and I reckon I’ve seen less than half of the races live this year. Usually catch the YouTube highlights of each session. Would have been unthinkable for me some years ago. If I wasn’t able to watch live, I’d avoid the result and watch ‘as live’ when I got home.

What’s strange is that for whatever reason my ‘f1 is **** ‘ wife has suddenly started loving it and actively wants to go to a/multiple races! This would have been dream territory for me at one point, a wife who wants to stay in to watch F1 and go to races?! Now it’s wasted on me as my own love for the sport has wilted. A younger me would give me a hard slap (I actually now think it was better being left to enjoy it myself - annoying have someone else giving their opinions on the race while you’re watching - plus although she thinks she ‘knows’ f1, her knowledge is **** and I don’t have the energy to correct her or argue her ridiculous assertions )

[Outsider]

watched them all, but fell asleep in few cases

[jacdaniel]

I also think that more races will likely lead to less title battles as teams are likely to struggle over such a long period. 1 good team is more likely to pull away as Red Bull did this year.

[PayasYouRace]

I’m pretty sure I missed two completely. It’s actually hard to remember exactly with such a busy season. Those I did watch I mostly watched live. I always intend to watch each one live, but real life does get in the way sometimes. The only exception is if I’m at another race weekend, such as BTCC.

[IrvTheSwerve]

Watched every qually and race in their entirety, year number 23 in a row.

 

It’s getting bloody hard, to be honest.

[404KF2]

Most of the 6 I watched were recorded when I was asleep and viewed in under 15 minutes. FF through all the boring bits, which was virtually all of them.

[lustigson]

Where's the "zero" option? 

[jjcale]

Where's the "zero" option? 

Only 20 options per poll .... so options are only 22-3. 

 

If your number is Zero - you can say so in the thread.

[Misk]

17. I spend 3 months of every summer living in Greece and there are simply better things to do with my time there than watch F1, so I missed 5 races during that time.

[Rob G]

I watched just about every first practice session, usually 10-12 hours after they were aired. I watched every qualifying session, sprint and race, with most of them delayed by anywhere from 10 minutes to a couple hours.

[PayasYouRace]

Where's the "zero" option? 

 

If you're not watching F1, probably not much use taking part in a thread aimed at people who do.

[FirstnameLastname]

If you're not watching F1, probably not much use taking part in a thread aimed at people who do.

He doesn’t want guitar lessons!!

[PlatenGlass]

I watched all of them in some manner. Most live, most of the rest recorded but "as live" and one on the C4 highlights. Next year, I'm unlikely to pay for a subscription so those that I don't go to my dad's for will be C4 highlights only. The one race this year I watched the highlights of seemed reasonable enough. I just don't need to be obsessed with F1 these days. My own life is more important.