Teach Me to Love F1

"Averyrm - GTI YUP" (averyrm)
10/15/2015 at 21:28 • Filed to: None

As the title says...

I’ve been wanting to get into F1 for quite awhile. Talking with some aficionados has lead me to believe it’s difficult to get into without knowing the proper history.

So plea for help is:

1) Where can I not only learn the history of F1, but learn to appreciate how the history affects the current series?

2) With no cable (in the US) how can I watch a race?

3) What should I need to know?

I’ve obviously read the occasional posts here and on the front page, but I feel like I’m missing so much more than that.

Help an oppo out?

DISCUSSION (19)

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > Averyrm - GTI YUP
10/15/2015 at 21:32

watch the video below, that’s how you can appreciate F1

google ‘f1 streams’, assuming you have internet access during the time of the races

all you need to know is this season is basically over, as MB dominates again

TheHondaBro > Averyrm - GTI YUP
10/15/2015 at 21:32

Wikipedia

Internet

Lewis Hamilton is lonely

Tim (Fractal Footwork) > Averyrm - GTI YUP
10/15/2015 at 21:39

Read the opponaut-started F1 blog: FormulaFreak.kinja.com

Go watch Rush .

When the race is on (the most difficult part is waking up at 4/5 AM for some of the races) you can usually find a good SkySports stream on reddit r/formula1

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > TheHondaBro
10/15/2015 at 21:40

he has his dog

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > TheHondaBro
10/15/2015 at 21:44

How can you be lonely when you're #blessed?

PowderHound > Averyrm - GTI YUP
10/15/2015 at 21:46

Do you like engineering/high-techery? The amount of research and new materials going in to F1 is incredible. Their ability to read the rules and come up with something so out there, see Mercedes with their turbo dealy-o, but that is still within the rules and allows them a huge advantage. Things like this can get you excited without even watching a race.

Caleb "If a rally car can do it, so can my Malibu" M. S. > Averyrm - GTI YUP
10/15/2015 at 21:56

I second the post. Help me.

f86sabre > Averyrm - GTI YUP
10/15/2015 at 22:00

1) Read Steve Matchett’s books. They detail his time as an F-1 mechanic and are quite good.

2) torrent

3) The amazing thing for me is F-1 is one of the very few sporting competitions where major corporations take part in directly. They build the equipment, run the teams and put it on the track to be tested against their rivals. They bring hundreds f millions of dollars to bare against each other each year. It's mental.

Averyrm - GTI YUP > PowderHound
10/15/2015 at 22:03

I’m one of the nerdiest nerds when it comes to this. High-techery is my Playboy-with-nudity.

Averyrm - GTI YUP > TheHondaBro
10/15/2015 at 22:04

I can at least still spot a wanker

Averyrm - GTI YUP > f86sabre
10/15/2015 at 22:05

I’ll check it out

Averyrm - GTI YUP > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras
10/15/2015 at 22:05

I did try for the last two races. With a 2 yr old in the house, waking up at ungodly hours is easier than it used to be.

wiffleballtony > Averyrm - GTI YUP
10/15/2015 at 22:57

1) Ferrari is the hero/villain

2) Download Browsec. Watch on the BBC iplayer.

3) Kimi Raikonnen is you favorite driver.

R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet > Tim (Fractal Footwork)
10/15/2015 at 23:09

Came in here to drop r/formula1’s live classic F1 threads.

Sees fractal was here first and took care of business.

PS: I’m hoping to get the OK from the esposa to go to Austin next year for the gp. It would be awesome if we had an oppo group meetup at the race.

R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet > wiffleballtony
10/15/2015 at 23:11

I disagree with “numb-mumbl-er” three.

wiffleballtony > R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet
10/15/2015 at 23:34

He knows what he’s doing.

R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet > wiffleballtony
10/16/2015 at 09:07

Dude is so boring to watch now. The worst thing they did was put Kimi in a lukewarm Ferrari. I would rather see him back at Lotus, he was more exciting there.

wiffleballtony > R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet
10/16/2015 at 15:00

I agree. Regardless, he’s still the most entertaining. Unless there’s a Mercedes flame out the actual race sucks.

R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet > wiffleballtony
10/16/2015 at 15:55

.....dude’s been super boring this year. And even partially last year. I would rather watch Hulk, Checo, and the Manor boys.