Old F1

We Love Osella · 22 Oct 2005, 18:02 (Ref:1440719)

Does anyone hanker for the good days of F1. The days of the seventies when the racing was good and sort of clean. Could we not go back to those days when once you left the pit lane the next time you went down it was at the end of the race.
As far as I'm concerned the only good thing with F1 now is the safety aspcet, it's the only thing I wouldn't change

Kicking-back · 22 Oct 2005, 18:06 (Ref:1440723)

There's a big thread discussing that here:

http://tentenths.com/forum/showthread.php?t=75103

We Love Osella · 22 Oct 2005, 18:12 (Ref:1440730)

Thank you

TheNewBob · 22 Oct 2005, 18:16 (Ref:1440736)

I'd generally agree with you. I would love to see the return of slicks myself, but F1 is also missing some real "characters" - there were plenty of those around in the past. F1's lost it's emotion, and goodness me it's missing it...

Mr V · 22 Oct 2005, 18:24 (Ref:1440749)

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Originally Posted by We Love Osella

Could we not go back to those days

No, F1 is too professional now to ever go back to what it was, whether that be a good or a bad thing.

Kicking-back · 22 Oct 2005, 18:33 (Ref:1440762)

It's probably best to watch and enjoy F1 as it happens.

Nothing is ever as good as people think it used to be.

Knowlesy · 22 Oct 2005, 18:35 (Ref:1440763)

Well, it's natural that we won't go back to the old days, as you can't really reverse progression.

Although progression isn't necessarily good.....

We have lost out in some areas compared to old racing, but we do have some better aspects. And whilst I do, as a rule, prefer old racing, we still have a good product IMO. Put it this way, you wouldn't do without it would you?

Mr V · 22 Oct 2005, 18:50 (Ref:1440779)

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Originally Posted by Kicking-back

Nothing is ever as good as people think it used to be.

Agreed, those rose tinted glasses seem to do wonders to the memory.

**ghinzani** · 22 Oct 2005, 19:30 (Ref:1440806)

Although I love everything about F1 in the 70s and 80s one thing I am glad thats changed and that the crashworthiness of the cars. The way those Osellas folded up at Montreal 82 and Kyalami 84, for instance, was atrocious. Not negligence on the part of Enzo and his boys you understand, just that was the accepted level. Drivers feet in front of the front axle line for instance, thats just crazy. Except in my modern day Kart of course...

johnw · 22 Oct 2005, 19:49 (Ref:1440812)

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Originally Posted by Kicking-back

Nothing is ever as good as people think it used to be.

Ah! the certainty of youth

safc_fan89 · 22 Oct 2005, 20:46 (Ref:1440835)

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Originally Posted by We Love Osella

Does anyone hanker for the good days of F1. The days of the seventies when the racing was good and sort of clean. Could we not go back to those days when once you left the pit lane the next time you went down it was at the end of the race.
As far as I'm concerned the only good thing with F1 now is the safety aspcet, it's the only thing I wouldn't change

There are many things wrong with F1 at the moment. Hopefully the most important of them will be sorted out in the next few years.

ensign14 · 22 Oct 2005, 20:57 (Ref:1440843)

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Originally Posted by Kicking-back

Nothing is ever as good as people think it used to be.

Um, Altered Images? They're still the greatest band in the history of music.

Mr V · 23 Oct 2005, 08:59 (Ref:1441094)

I'll vouch for that, and Claire Grogan is the best actress ever to have appeared in Eastenders too

maltafan · 23 Oct 2005, 11:17 (Ref:1441181)

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Originally Posted by safc_fan89

There are many things wrong with F1 at the moment. Hopefully the most important of them will be sorted out in the next few years.

It was interesting to see drivers running for the spare car because of an accident in the first conrner involving many drivers, for example. The present car setup limits the overtakings that can be done and no car is nowadays capable of a tussle like we used to see between Senna, Prost & Mansell for example. The qualifying system was also much better than the present one. I hope they change it in 2006.

EERO · 23 Oct 2005, 18:36 (Ref:1441436)

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Originally Posted by ensign14

Um, Altered Images? They're still the greatest band in the history of music.

Geez, Ensign, Inever would have taken you for someone with a taste for the Archies fronted by a yelping Chipmunk.

As for the good Old Days of F1.

Nothing, Nothing will ever beat the sound of a Matra V12. Ever.

We Love Osella · 23 Oct 2005, 18:42 (Ref:1441439)

Matra V12 what a lovely sound that made

TheNewBob · 23 Oct 2005, 20:06 (Ref:1441514)

is there a source on the internet where you can find a sound or video clip of the Matra V12?

EERO · 23 Oct 2005, 21:45 (Ref:1441581)

You may tryhere.

TheNewBob · 24 Oct 2005, 12:33 (Ref:1442086)

haha yep I agree with you - some absolutely fantastic noises from that web page!

Mystery · 24 Oct 2005, 12:59 (Ref:1442117)

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Originally Posted by knowlesy

We have lost out in some areas compared to old racing, but we do have some better aspects. And whilst I do, as a rule, prefer old racing, we still have a good product IMO. Put it this way, you wouldn't do without it would you?

Ummm.....well.....yes quite frankly.

I think I've watched 4 or 5 GPs this year (one more if you count Indy) and as I've posted before elsewhere it's just not exciting for me anymore. I was just reading the early90s thread and reminiscing about the good ol' days and thinking how much it's changed. Sure the tech is so much more advanced as is safety, but surely it's gone wrong somewhere along the way. I don't even think the feeder series have it right either anymore because I just dont see the value of these one make series.

Have I grown out of F1 (and more into IRL, CCWS and bikes) or has F1 left me behind somewhere along the way? Am I alone in being this depressed about the state of the top category in a sport I love.

ASCII Man · 24 Oct 2005, 13:05 (Ref:1442126)

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Originally Posted by EERO

As for the good Old Days of F1.

Nothing, Nothing will ever beat the sound of a Matra V12. Ever.

°cough°BRM V16°cough°