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    From Geoff@geoff@nospamgeoffwood.org to rec.autos.sport.f1 on Tue Mar 17 14:26:13 2026
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    A bunch of complaints from drivers about the artificiality of the new
    scheme, citing the yo-yo overtaking. But surely this will be something
    for drivers to learn to use more effectively than simply dumping all the electrical power to pass ?

    Is the old relative 'procession' preferable, or can they tweak the
    current, or think up something new for F1 not to be a yawn-fest.
    --
    geoff

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  • From Sir Tim@no_email@invalid.invalid to rec.autos.sport.f1 on Tue Mar 17 07:46:25 2026
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    Geoff <geoff@nospamgeoffwood.org> wrote:
    A bunch of complaints from drivers about the artificiality of the new scheme, citing the yo-yo overtaking. But surely this will be something
    for drivers to learn to use more effectively than simply dumping all the electrical power to pass ?

    Is the old relative 'procession' preferable, or can they tweak the
    current, or think up something new for F1 not to be a yawn-fest.


    After the first two races it seems to me that we have had some of the best racing for years. The rules may need a bit of tweaking but that is the case with most new systems.
    Max is paid millions to entertain the fans, yet he is complaining that the
    cars are rCLnot fun to driverCY.
    Boo hoo!
    --
    Sir Tim
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  • From News@News@Group.Name to rec.autos.sport.f1 on Tue Mar 17 10:06:53 2026
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    On 3/17/2026 3:46 AM, Sir Tim wrote:
    Geoff <geoff@nospamgeoffwood.org> wrote:
    A bunch of complaints from drivers about the artificiality of the new
    scheme, citing the yo-yo overtaking. But surely this will be something
    for drivers to learn to use more effectively than simply dumping all the
    electrical power to pass ?

    Is the old relative 'procession' preferable, or can they tweak the
    current, or think up something new for F1 not to be a yawn-fest.


    After the first two races it seems to me that we have had some of the best racing for years. The rules may need a bit of tweaking but that is the case with most new systems.
    Max is paid millions to entertain the fans, yet he is complaining that the cars are rCLnot fun to driverCY.
    Boo hoo!


    An increasing number of parallels to Indy Car.
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  • From User8270@usenet.8270@protonmail.ch to rec.autos.sport.f1 on Wed Mar 18 11:09:43 2026
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    On 2026-03-16 9:26 p.m., Geoff wrote:
    A bunch of complaints from drivers about the artificiality of the new scheme, citing the yo-yo overtaking. But surely this will be something
    for drivers to learn to use more effectively than simply dumping all the electrical power to pass ?

    Is the old relative 'procession' preferable, or can they tweak the
    current, or think up something new for F1 not to be a yawn-fest.


    I think the racing has been great so far this year. If the drivers don't
    like the "yo-yo" passing they will have to figure out a way to defend
    against it. As for drivers not enjoying the car, I think it's safe to
    say Mercedes and Ferrari are pretty big fans of them.
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