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[F1 Mike]

It generates column inches to an extent, but I'm not even reading the articles about the launches now because I know what's in them

[Dolph]

Cool. Now who pays for it?…

We are paying for F1 multiple times over. F1s provlem isnt that it cant afford things that are costly. Its problem is that its being pumped for cash and each new owner has a higher and higher expectation for return.

[w1Y]

We don't need better launches. We need better testing coverage.

I'd even be happy with just the cameras and no commentary.

Edited by w1Y, 07 February 2023 - 07:36.

[CoolBreeze]

Come up with a standard launch date. Everyone launches together. Proceed to test together.

[IrvTheSwerve]

Not that I care too much about this either way, but I'm surprised that Liberty haven't organised some form of launch event at Bahrain a couple of days before testing. Teams introduced in reverse championship order. I'd be far more likely to watch this than any of the current launch events (I literally just look at a picture of the car and move on).

 

Maybe the teams would be against it as there's less spotlight on them? What would be stopping a livery reveal beforehand anyway?

 

Probably a bit of a pain for something that doesn't really matter in the grand scheme of things. The last couple of years I've even grown to be not bothered about testing either.

[pdac]

We are paying for F1 multiple times over. F1s provlem isnt that it cant afford things that are costly. Its problem is that its being pumped for cash and each new owner has a higher and higher expectation for return.

 

Never pay for stuff you don't need to, unless you personally benefit (that's F1 thinking)

Edited by pdac, 07 February 2023 - 11:23.

[Brian60]

What's the point? All cars nowadays look virtually as one and certainly no different from the previous seasons offerings, its not even as thought the colur scheme changes that much either, the cars are almost identical.

 

Gone are the days of the 70s/80s - will a car have 2 wheels at the front or 4? will it have 4 at the back? will it have fans? will it have skirts? I'm sorry but the rule book now has become so prohibitive to designers that they may as well be running spec series cars. The modifications that are allowed become less and less each year and the worst part? It has all been done by one fo the greatest innovators in car design of recent times - Ross Brawn.

Edited by Brian60, 07 February 2023 - 12:59.

[FirstnameLastname]

I remember the days of heading to WHSmith and grabbing F1 racing mag or AUTOSPORT to see the latest details of the McLaren or whatever. And usually whatever was on the cover was what would rock up at the first race.

Good times.

[Peat]

Ferrari wins the pre-season.

[Gareth]

It generates column inches to an extent

Glad someone is enjoying them  

[Scotracer]

My hottake: any one that has time to watch a car launch rather than 5 mins at the pictures on a news has too much time on their hands. Really couldn't give a crap. Just launch on the morning of first test.