Anyone else agree? Formula 1, in my opinion, has been great the past few years (for the most part). 2008 ended with Hamilton claiming the title on the last turn of the last lap of the last race... phenomenal! 2009 saw Brawn racing come out of nowhere and essentially dominate; which sounds boring, but you don't see many rookie teams do much of anything in F1 nowadays, even the ones that have deep roots, like Brawn (now Mercedes GP) did. 2010 saw the possibility of 3 drivers claiming the title going into the last race, and the realization of just how good Sebastian Vettel was. 2011, although I don't remember anything specifically about the season in general, saw some good racing and was enjoyable to watch. In 2012, you had 7 different drivers win the first 7 races! That was fun to watch
Now in 2013... Mercedes do great in qualifying, other teams practice/qualify well, and then Red Bull usually win if not lock up the podium. Very mediocre, IMO. Now, don't get me wrong, Seb and Mark are great drivers with a great team, and what they've accomplished is incredible. But for viewership, it blows. I have always been a fan of the Prancing Horses, and I always root for them, but moreover I just really enjoy seeing good racing, especially at the front of the pack, more than anything else. Hopefully next year will see some tighter competition, with the new aero rules, new engines, new transmissions, etc. Although I thoroughly believe that Sebastian Vettel will win his 4th consecutive title this season, I'm boldly predicting that Kimi will win the title with Ferrari next year. I hope I'm right!
Now in 2013... Mercedes do great in qualifying, other teams practice/qualify well, and then Red Bull usually win if not lock up the podium. Very mediocre, IMO. Now, don't get me wrong, Seb and Mark are great drivers with a great team, and what they've accomplished is incredible. But for viewership, it blows. I have always been a fan of the Prancing Horses, and I always root for them, but moreover I just really enjoy seeing good racing, especially at the front of the pack, more than anything else. Hopefully next year will see some tighter competition, with the new aero rules, new engines, new transmissions, etc. Although I thoroughly believe that Sebastian Vettel will win his 4th consecutive title this season, I'm boldly predicting that Kimi will win the title with Ferrari next year. I hope I'm right!