OT: Why I have decided to stop watching F1

Why I have decided to stop watching F1
been watching it for years.
Now they changed the rules so electronics is the cars is largely disabled.
On top of that, the basic electronics that everyone has to use, is made by
Mercedes, who won of course.

In the old days you could read commercials like :
'The greatest improvements in our cars come from our success in F1 racing'.
Now they even took out traction control, ABS, what not.

And of course this causes dangerous situations to the drivers.

I want to see a competition of the best man + machine combinations,
else could as well be a bicycle race.
Electronics these day is an integral part of cars.

Away with the current F1, it is a joke, has no value.


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