Formula OnerCOs longest season has been confirmed by the FIA World Motor Sport Council for 2021. The calendar, consisting of 23 races, is scheduled to run from 21 March in Melbourne until 5 December in Abu Dhabi, with the British Grand Prix to be held on 18 July at Silverstone.
Yes, I know the imminent purpose is to increase profits. But after how many races may we reasonably declare a driver to have demonstrated a consistent superiority?
I remember hearing a frustrated David Coulthard in 2010 being asked when and where "the next GP was" and he growled "I haven't a *** clue", suppressing the adjective. That was when the calendar had four fewer races.
Most fans believed that Jim Clark had satisfactorily shown he was world champion when he won the 10th and final GP in 1963 and again in 1965.
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On Saturday, December 19, 2020 at 7:19:24 AM UTC+8, bra wrote:

Formula OnerCOs longest season has been confirmed by the FIA World Motor Sport Council for 2021. The calendar, consisting of 23 races, is scheduled to run from 21 March in Melbourne until 5 December in Abu Dhabi, with the British Grand Prix to be held on 18 July at Silverstone.

looks like 3 are not definite, but 23 is a lot
If Hamilton wins title after say 16 races, that's a lot of dead rubbers
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Falscher Bruce <bruce56@topmail.co.nz> wrote:

On Saturday, December 19, 2020 at 7:19:24 AM UTC+8, bra wrote:

Formula OnerCOs longest season has been confirmed by the FIA World Motor
Sport Council for 2021. The calendar, consisting of 23 races, is
scheduled to run from 21 March in Melbourne until 5 December in Abu
Dhabi, with the British Grand Prix to be held on 18 July at Silverstone.

looks like 3 are not definite, but 23 is a lot
If Hamilton wins title after say 16 races, that's a lot of dead rubbers

Which begs the question: would some form of playoff, similar to The Chase
in NASCAR, be a good idea?

--
Sir Tim
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On 18/12/2020 23:19, bra wrote:

Formula OnerCOs longest season has been confirmed by the FIA World Motor Sport Council for 2021.

I find it annoying that the media keep saying that it will be 'the
longest season', when what it will be is the one with most races.

As scheduled the 2021 season will last 259 days. The longest F1 season
was 1968 which lasted 307 days, from South Africa (Jan 1) to Mexico
(Nov 3).

Another 11 seasons also lasted longer than 259 days - 1954 (280),
58 (273); 1960 (287), 65 (296), 67 (293), 68 (307); 1974 (266),
75 (266), 76 (273), 77 (287), 78 (266); & 1980 (266).

Also, 1972, 79, 2015 & 19 were of equal length to 2021 (259).

OTOH 55 seasons lasted less than 259 days, with the shortest on record
in 1952 (112).

2020's 161 days was the 6th shortest - 1950 (113), 51 (154), 52 (112);
1961 (147) & 66 (154).
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On 19/12/2020 12:19 pm, bra wrote:

Formula OnerCOs longest season has been confirmed by the FIA World Motor Sport Council for 2021. The calendar, consisting of 23 races, is scheduled to run from 21 March in Melbourne until 5 December in Abu Dhabi, with the British Grand Prix to be held on 18 July at Silverstone.

Yes, I know the imminent purpose is to increase profits. But after how many races may we reasonably declare a driver to have demonstrated a consistent superiority?

I remember hearing a frustrated David Coulthard in 2010 being asked when and where "the next GP was" and he growled "I haven't a *** clue", suppressing the adjective. That was when the calendar had four fewer races.

Most fans believed that Jim Clark had satisfactorily shown he was world champion when he won the 10th and final GP in 1963 and again in 1965.

I've always said that I think that 16 races is plenty. When there was around that number I really
looked forward to each one and enjoyed them more. Heck 12 might even be better, so that a Grand
Prix feels like more of an occasion. I'm with Coulthard on this one. I used to think 'Yay! There's
a GP this weekend'. Not so much now.

These days it seems like there's a race each weekend and, as much as I enjoy F1 I sometimes get 'F1
fatigue'. Seeing 'the pinnacle of motorsport' and 'the worlds best drivers' almost every weekend
detracts from the sense of wonder and dilutes the brand IMO. Also it stretches the teams too thin
so that errors creep in and often the whole team and driver aren't performing at their best on such
a hectic schedule.

It's a sign of the times, more is better and gluttony is conformism. 12 races are good? 24 will be
twice as good! Sorry, no.
--
Shaun.

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in the DSM"
David Melville

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On Saturday, December 19, 2020 at 4:22:36 AM UTC-7, ~misfit~ wrote:

I've always said that I think that 16 races is plenty. When there was around that number I really
looked forward to each one and enjoyed them more. Heck 12 might even be better, so that a Grand
Prix feels like more of an occasion. I'm with Coulthard on this one. I used to think 'Yay! There's
a GP this weekend'. Not so much now.

These days it seems like there's a race each weekend and, as much as I enjoy F1 I sometimes get 'F1
fatigue'. Seeing 'the pinnacle of motorsport' and 'the worlds best drivers' almost every weekend
detracts from the sense of wonder and dilutes the brand IMO. Also it stretches the teams too thin
so that errors creep in and often the whole team and driver aren't performing at their best on such
a hectic schedule.

It's a sign of the times, more is better and gluttony is conformism. 12 races are good? 24 will be
twice as good! Sorry, no.

fuck off
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On 2020-12-19 6:22 AM, ~misfit~ wrote:

On 19/12/2020 12:19 pm, bra wrote:

Formula OnerCOs longest season has been confirmed by the FIA World
Motor Sport Council for 2021. The calendar, consisting of 23 races,
is scheduled to run from 21 March in Melbourne until 5 December in
Abu Dhabi, with the British Grand Prix to be held on 18 July at
Silverstone.

Yes, I know the imminent purpose is to increase profits. But after
how many races may we reasonably declare a driver to have
demonstrated a consistent superiority?

I remember hearing a frustrated David Coulthard in 2010 being asked
when and where "the next GP was" and he growled "I haven't a ***
clue", suppressing the adjective. That was when the calendar had
four fewer races.

Most fans believed that Jim Clark had satisfactorily shown he was
world champion when he won the 10th and final GP in 1963 and again
in 1965.

I've always said that I think that 16 races is plenty. When there was
around that number I really looked forward to each one and enjoyed
them more. Heck 12 might even be better, so that a Grand Prix feels
like more of an occasion. I'm with Coulthard on this one. I used to
think 'Yay! There's a GP this weekend'. Not so much now.

These days it seems like there's a race each weekend and, as much as I
enjoy F1 I sometimes get 'F1 fatigue'. Seeing 'the pinnacle of
motorsport' and 'the worlds best drivers' almost every weekend
detracts from the sense of wonder and dilutes the brand IMO. Also it stretches the teams too thin so that errors creep in and often the
whole team and driver aren't performing at their best on such a hectic schedule.

It's a sign of the times, more is better and gluttony is conformism.
12 races are good? 24 will be twice as good! Sorry, no.

I wonder if the FIA tossed out all the existing contracts -- the ones
that guarantee a specific date or position on the calendar -- and
redesigned the schedule to reduce the amount of travel. For example --
and I'm doing this off the top of head, so there will be better
schedules -- start in Australia, do the other Asian events, then do
the Americas, then Europe and end up in the Middle East.

Team members would be able to go home between races -- some of the
time at least -- but mechanics and truck drivers would have far less
work to do. Or at least I think they would. And it would reduce the
number of times cars and equipment would be sent back and forth from
continent to continent. Which would be better for the environment.

Also, if the schedule was designed with the races equally spread out
-- every two weeks instead of these back to back events -- it would be
easier on the mechanics and other non-driving team members. With the
added benefit of giving the teams a chance to get updates and spare
parts to the next race when needed.
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On Saturday, December 19, 2020 at 4:22:36 AM UTC-7, ~misfit~ wrote:

On 19/12/2020 12:19 pm, bra wrote:

Formula OnerCOs longest season has been confirmed by the FIA World Motor Sport Council for 2021. The calendar, consisting of 23 races, is scheduled to run from 21 March in Melbourne until 5 December in Abu Dhabi, with the British Grand Prix to be held on 18 July at Silverstone.

Yes, I know the imminent purpose is to increase profits. But after how many races may we reasonably declare a driver to have demonstrated a consistent superiority?

I remember hearing a frustrated David Coulthard in 2010 being asked when and where "the next GP was" and he growled "I haven't a *** clue", suppressing the adjective. That was when the calendar had four fewer races.

Most fans believed that Jim Clark had satisfactorily shown he was world champion when he won the 10th and final GP in 1963 and again in 1965.

I've always said that I think that 16 races is plenty. When there was around that number I really
looked forward to each one and enjoyed them more. Heck 12 might even be better, so that a Grand
Prix feels like more of an occasion. I'm with Coulthard on this one. I used to think 'Yay! There's
a GP this weekend'. Not so much now.

These days it seems like there's a race each weekend and, as much as I enjoy F1 I sometimes get 'F1
fatigue'. Seeing 'the pinnacle of motorsport' and 'the worlds best drivers' almost every weekend
detracts from the sense of wonder and dilutes the brand IMO. Also it stretches the teams too thin
so that errors creep in and often the whole team and driver aren't performing at their best on such
a hectic schedule.

It's a sign of the times, more is better and gluttony is conformism. 12 races are good? 24 will be
twice as good! Sorry, no.

Don't watch then.
Problem solved.
Or is that too complicated for your tiny brains?
Pair of fucking whiners.
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On 19/12/2020 4:16 pm, Falscher Bruce wrote:

On Saturday, December 19, 2020 at 7:19:24 AM UTC+8, bra wrote:

Formula OnerCOs longest season has been confirmed by the FIA World Motor Sport Council for 2021. The calendar, consisting of 23 races, is scheduled to run from 21 March in Melbourne until 5 December in Abu Dhabi, with the British Grand Prix to be held on 18 July at Silverstone.

looks like 3 are not definite, but 23 is a lot
If Hamilton wins title after say 16 races, that's a lot of dead rubbers

And some of the most exciting racing this year has been amongst the
'dead rubbers'.

(Not alluding to discarded condoms) ; -0

geoff
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On 20/12/2020 12:22 am, ~misfit~ wrote:

These days it seems like there's a race each weekend and, as much as I
enjoy F1 I sometimes get 'F1 fatigue'. Seeing 'the pinnacle of
motorsport' and 'the worlds best drivers' almost every weekend detracts
from the sense of wonder and dilutes the brand IMO. Also it stretches
the teams too thin so that errors creep in and often the whole team and driver aren't performing at their best on such a hectic schedule.

More fatiguing when some of those races are on tracks where boring is
almost inevitable.

geoff
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On Saturday, December 19, 2020 at 4:59:43 PM UTC-7, geoff wrote:

(Not alluding to discarded condoms) ; -0

in your case,
covered in shit
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On Saturday, December 19, 2020 at 5:02:17 PM UTC-7, geoff wrote:

On 20/12/2020 12:22 am, ~misfit~ wrote:

These days it seems like there's a race each weekend and, as much as I enjoy F1 I sometimes get 'F1 fatigue'. Seeing 'the pinnacle of
motorsport' and 'the worlds best drivers' almost every weekend detracts from the sense of wonder and dilutes the brand IMO. Also it stretches
the teams too thin so that errors creep in and often the whole team and driver aren't performing at their best on such a hectic schedule.

More fatiguing when some of those races are on tracks where boring is
almost inevitable.

You useless fucks are all fatigued there?
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On Saturday, December 19, 2020 at 5:02:17 PM UTC-7, geoff wrote:

fatiguing

Do you have access to food?
Instead of chewing on your boyfriend's diseased penis?
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That's like asking how many episodes of any TV comedy are enough.
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