>I often watch MotoGP and always enjoy the close, aggressive racing and
> multiple overtaking.
> My son, an avid F1 fan throughout the 1980s and 1990s admits that he
> now mainly watches NASCAR (he lives in the USA) and I find GP2,
> Touring Cars and even the occasional club meeting infinitely more
> exciting than F1.
> Why then am I obsessed with F1? Why are any of us?
> F1 is said to be the pinnacle of motor sport. The cars are the most
> sophisticated in the world and the drivers are assumed to be the most
> skilful yet that very sophistication militates against overtaking and
> the drivers are buried so deep in their cockpits and supported by so
> much technology that it is often difficult to appreciate their skills
> yet you have only to read this ng to realize that F1 engenders
> passionate loyalties in a way that I don't believe any other category
> of racing does.
> I shall be on my computer at 0900 sharp on Thursday and I'll avidly
> follow every session until the winner crosses the line at Monaco on
> Sunday. It'll probably be a boring race but I'll still do the same ...

> "Gongoozler" ladyelg.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in message
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>>I often watch MotoGP and always enjoy the close, aggressive racing and
>>multiple overtaking.
>>My son, an avid F1 fan throughout the 1980s and 1990s admits that he
>>now mainly watches NASCAR (he lives in the USA) and I find GP2,
>>Touring Cars and even the occasional club meeting infinitely more
>>exciting than F1.
>>Why then am I obsessed with F1? Why are any of us?
>>F1 is said to be the pinnacle of motor sport. The cars are the most
>>sophisticated in the world and the drivers are assumed to be the most
>>skilful yet that very sophistication militates against overtaking and
>>the drivers are buried so deep in their cockpits and supported by so
>>much technology that it is often difficult to appreciate their skills
>>yet you have only to read this ng to realize that F1 engenders
>>passionate loyalties in a way that I don't believe any other category
>>of racing does.
>>I shall be on my computer at 0900 sharp on Thursday and I'll avidly ...

> I often watch MotoGP and always enjoy the close, aggressive racing and
> multiple overtaking.
> My son, an avid F1 fan throughout the 1980s and 1990s admits that he
> now mainly watches NASCAR (he lives in the USA) and I find GP2,
> Touring Cars and even the occasional club meeting infinitely more
> exciting than F1.
> Why then am I obsessed with F1? Why are any of us?
> F1 is said to be the pinnacle of motor sport. The cars are the most
> sophisticated in the world and the drivers are assumed to be the most
> skilful yet that very sophistication militates against overtaking and
> the drivers are buried so deep in their cockpits and supported by so
> much technology that it is often difficult to appreciate their skills
> yet you have only to read this ng to realize that F1 engenders
> passionate loyalties in a way that I don't believe any other category
> of racing does.
> I shall be on my computer at 0900 sharp on Thursday and I'll avidly
> follow every session until the winner crosses the line at Monaco on
> Sunday. It'll probably be a boring race but I'll still do the same
> thing in a fortnight's time for Canada. ...

>I shall be on my computer at 0900 sharp on Thursday and I'll avidly
>follow every session until the winner crosses the line at Monaco on
>Sunday.

> "Gongoozler" ladyelg.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in message
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>>
>> I shall be on my computer at 0900 sharp on Thursday and I'll avidly
>> follow every session until the winner crosses the line at Monaco on
>> Sunday. It'll probably be a boring race but I'll still do the same
>> thing in a fortnight's time for Canada.
>> Why? Damned if I know.

>
> I feel the same way. Time and time again I find myself swearing that I will
> do something else next Sunday afternoon, but always find myself glued to the
> TV in the end. Perhaps it's the technical side of things that interests me,
> or the fact that F1 to me is like a long running soap opera?

> Gongoozler wrote:

>> I often watch MotoGP and always enjoy the close, aggressive racing and
>> multiple overtaking.
>> My son, an avid F1 fan throughout the 1980s and 1990s admits that he
>> now mainly watches NASCAR (he lives in the USA) and I find GP2,
>> Touring Cars and even the occasional club meeting infinitely more
>> exciting than F1.
>> Why then am I obsessed with F1? Why are any of us?
>> F1 is said to be the pinnacle of motor sport. The cars are the most
>> sophisticated in the world and the drivers are assumed to be the most
>> skilful yet that very sophistication militates against overtaking and
>> the drivers are buried so deep in their cockpits and supported by so
>> much technology that it is often difficult to appreciate their skills
>> yet you have only to read this ng to realize that F1 engenders
>> passionate loyalties in a way that I don't believe any other category
>> of racing does. I shall be on my computer at 0900 sharp on Thursday and
>> I'll avidly
>> follow every session until the winner crosses the line at Monaco on ...

> On Tue, 20 May 2008 12:34:05 +0100, Gongoozler
> ladyelg.fsnet.co.uk>
> wrote:
>

>>I shall be on my computer at 0900 sharp on Thursday and I'll avidly
>>follow every session until the winner crosses the line at Monaco on
>>Sunday.

>
> Me too, and I can't stand Monaco. Sigh.
>

> They should dump the rule which prohibits blocking a driver attempting
> to overtake. They'd still not get past, but we'd have the opportunity
> to see someone climbing all over back of a slow driver.
>
>

>My understanding was that blocking was still allowed.