Things that are not all they're cracked up to be

[Nick Armstrong]

So you didn't see the brilliant Monaco GP today? Starting behind the safety car in a downpour, then became a demolition derby on the damp track, then on lap 23 leader Ricciardo comes in for tyres - and they're still in their bags - handing the lead to Hamilton, who barely held him off for the rest of the race...
And what about that Prost/Senna style collision by both Mercs in Catalunya last time out? Helping 18-year old Verstappen to his first win!

After a dull coupla years five or six cars have a chance now, give it another go...!
Life wouldn't be life without the Monaco Grand Prix. Champagne breakfast optional.

I did. And yes, thanks to the rain, a bit of a shake-up... And yes the ups and downs of an 18 year old winning one race and then wiping the side off his car at the next... But I still feel it's become too much of a precious, hi-tech circus, and all the aerodynamic finessing has spoilt the cars and the racing...

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NB I became a big fan in the 70s... and agree about the Monaco event - for a number of years I holed up in the Rascasse restaurant and watched the practice sessions (the race only once, but there's very little difference apart from infinitely greater numbers of annoying "socialites"...). I loved being so close to the cars. Here are my pics from the Rascasse balcony of Messrs Schumacher & Coulthard (the latter won the 2000 race I attended).






So I am not deaf to the potential charms of the world of F1... (I prefer going to lower Formula racing these days - more 'real' in many ways)

People only watch motor racing because they want to see crashes happening.

Nonsense!

[Richard Barrett]

the Monaco event

But surely that's the worst of all - what's the point of a "race" where the track is so narrow and the cars so wide that overtaking is almost impossible?

[Nick Armstrong]

But surely that's the worst of all - what's the point of a "race" where the track is so narrow and the cars so wide that overtaking is almost impossible?

That's why I loved being there for the Thursday practice sessions

The taste for single-seat racing cars didn't leave me during puberty, as it left your good self

[MrGongGong]

But surely that's the worst of all - what's the point of a "race" where the track is so narrow and the cars so wide that overtaking is almost impossible?

It's a metaphor for politics ?

[Nick Armstrong]

But I still feel it's become too much of a precious, hi-tech circus, and all the aerodynamic finessing has spoilt the cars and the racing...

Couple of others seem to think F1 is currently not all it's cracked up to be...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/35722163

[EdgeleyRob]

Hanging out washing
Athens
Eating out

[Alison]

Hanging out washing
Athens
Eating out

good choices esp eating out!

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Sorry - what is "hanging out washing" supposed to be "cracked up to be" in the first place? Isn't it like emptying the bins - an unpleasant but necessary chore? Has anyone ever suggested that hanging out the washing is a wonderful experience?

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

And does "eating out" mean "eating outside" - in which case I agree that, in this country at least, it isn't at all the joyous experience that many people have claimed (from Ann in the Famous Five onwards). Outdoor performances are even worse.

But if it means "eating away from home" (preferably with friends at a good restaurant) then it's always lived up to the crack in my experience.

[ahinton]

Sorry - what is "hanging out washing" supposed to be "cracked up to be" in the first place? Isn't it like emptying the bins - an unpleasant but necessary chore? Has anyone ever suggested that hanging out the washing is a wonderful experience?

And in any case hasn't anyone heard of tumble driers?

[Mary Chambers]

Lettuce. Salad leaves in general.

[teamsaint]

Hanging out washing
Athens
Eating out

Greece?
Georgia?

Both?

Athens GA gave Us REM and the B-52's remember....

[pastoralguy]

And in any case hasn't anyone heard of tumble driers?

Well yes, but they can be very expensive to run.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

And in any case hasn't anyone heard of tumble driers?

Ferociously expensive to run.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Well yes, but they can be very expensive to run.

SNAP!