[itsbits]

If you like F1 because of "Drive to Survive", I am sorry but F1 is not at all like that. I have been follower of F1 for more than 20 years now. But not because of only racing. Racing is just 20%. It's more a team game, team politics, engineering, team strategies etc that keeps my interest in F1. If you just follow live racing, I can guarantee you, it's more boring than 5 day cricket test matches. There are lot times a team gonna keep leading for ages. Like mercs for almost 7 years now. But behind doors there are teams who try to do politics to makesure they comeback on top.

[macksd]

Yeah a lot of these comments definitely sound like they are from a new fan who picked up the vibe from Drive to Survive, with its made-up rivalries and over-editorializing. I find the items laid out in the article to be some of the most untrue or frustrating things about the sport.

But hey if you're in the HN crowd / an engineer and this piques one's interest, I really enjoy the Tech Talk show with Sam Collins and following Craig Scarborough on social media because they both dive into the technical innovation (one might say "hacking" of the regulations) the teams are doing to try and eek out new advantages.

[toyg]

> Like mercs for almost 7 years now

Uh, I think you mean "almost 10 years now". Hamilton joined in 2013, which is when they got second in WCC. They have effectively dominated since then.