Does Formula 1 racing and high end audio go together for anyone else?


I don't think nearly as many in the US are into F1 racing, as a sport, as others around the world are. At least that's my understanding. I just turned onto it a couple of years ago but really enjoy it a lot. I turned onto it the season before the big rivalry came to a head last year between my man Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton. 

My big system is actually in my bedroom b/c I live in a high rise in an urban community and the other big reason is b/c acoustically it appears to be pretty good.

I'm obviously not a hard core purist, because I've got my seventy five inch big screen between my ML Summits. Anyway, I'm curious if F1 racing is a thing with anyone else and more interested in what others think about the way things are looking for Mercedes and more specifically Mr. Hamilton. 

I've been enjoying alternating between listening sessions and the practice sessions and the qualifying laps yesterday and would love to hear what others have to say about the distance b/w Verstappen and Hamilton leading p to the race today.

I find it kind of hard to feel sorry for Hamilton, personally, b/c he has a tendency to come off with such an air about him. At the same time, I do feel a little bit sorry for him b/c he appears to've lost his confidence on the track. I don't think he can blame his performance this weekend on the car. 

I'm also loving the competition Ferrari is showing Verstappen on the track right out of the starting gate this season.

I've found that audiophiles tend to have some similar traits in common as far as things we appreciate about life and I'm curious if anyone else around here enjoys F1 like I do? And especially thoughts about the rivalry b/w Verstappen and Hamilton and the season so far in general.

 

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Nice. I'm thinking you're not an isolated case : )  Would be great to have some race oriented threads going during this season!      

I used to ride (travel on) a Ducati ST and also used to follow GP racing. Valentino Rossi was my fav rider. At the time, nobody could catch him! I gave up riding, and watching GP. Had to because it made my heart ache that I couldn't ride ... I made a conscious choice to stop riding. Not the least out of fear, it was out of clarity.

I've heard I've heard Valentino Rossi's somehow connected to F1 nowadays, but haven't dug for information on that yet. Would be great to see him make it onto the grid in F1.

Valentino is running some kind of grassroots bike racing program.

You may have seen this one.

 

Absolutely. I'm a US motorsports manufacturer that makes F1, Indy, Grand Prix and other race performance parts.

I also enjoy audio and I make audio parts. 

We designed an audio rack based on a F1 suspension. Pretty dam cool. 

These teo hobbies could not be more different. One is object and the other subjective. 

I used to be a big auto racing fan, including Formula 1 (attended many races per year including the Indy 500 and Montreal F1 race)…..but…..it seems all the series I once enjoyed with an abundance and variety of manufacturers has turned into a glorified spec series, both formula and sports car racing. And some of the tracks they run on today, and the old European ones they hacked over the years is quite frankly depressing.

I finally stopped watching all of it about 8 years or so ago.