[Dave Bilyk]

I've always been a F1 fan, but I think you are right on. These days I generally fall asleep somewhere before half race [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img] Is that my age? Maybe partly, but unfortunately the undoubted skill and effort and bravery these guys put into their driving, is not really reflected in the spectacle, at least on TV.
F1 has always been a 'clique' sport, like an acquired taste I feel, you really need to be involved in some way to enjoy it. In days gone buy it used to excite me, and after reading your post I think I understand one of the things which is missing these days, and made it so exciting for me before. Historically, F1 has often only been exciting when it involves a confrontation between two drivers, otherwise it can become lacking. Unfortunately this is the way it is because of the reluctance of F1 to change with the times and make it a competition between ALL teams and drivers like many other motorsport series which organise it that way.
Now for more than several years, there hasnt been the confrontation between two people of similar ability to make it exciting. Confrontations which made it exciting in the past, for example Mansell and Piquet, Senna and Prost, we could have seen Senna v Schumacher if Senna had not been so tragically lost.
Unless they change F1 in a way that evens up the competition and excites the fans, it will always go through lean years until someone comes along to challenge the 'master', and I for one, will only watch it when I don't have anything better to do, although I am still in awe and admiration of the technology and the participants. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
regards
Dave