How F1 cars should look, and sound!

[Stuart Davis AO - Devon Cornwall & Somerset]

19 hours ago, jeff oakley said:

The FOS has sadly become another place to be seen like Henley or Wimbledon.

in the early years it was more focused on the cars and drivers were out and about more.

i was in the gents when in came Stirling Moss and John Surtees who were either side of me.

We were there one year when Paul Stoddard owned Minardi and was there. I was with my FIL and we were invited in to look in the team transporter and workshop. Trying to keep him from breaking things( think Uncle Albert only fools and horses) as he was picking things up one of which was the carbon fibre steering wheel valued £30k like a child would, but that was the access you had and they were happy to talk to enthusiasts as that was in the main the people there.

i agree modern F1 cars are a shadow of the theatre that the V10 era gave us,

I guess the sheer scale of it now prevents such hands on access unfortunately. It also reflects the changing fan base driven by the Netflix series Drive to survive which has likely swamped the traditional enthusiast fans.

 

I still really enjoy it though, and in the paddocks you can still get up close with the cars either static or entering/leaving to go up the hill.