I guess from a point of view of the mainstream global audience, it'd have to be the Monaco GP?
Americans likely see Indy 500 or Daytona 500 (depending on which side of the Mason-Dixon line you ask) as the greatest race, since their whole sporting scene is so isolated from the rest of the world.
SBan83 wrote: ↑2 years ago
Americans likely see Indy 500 or Daytona 500 (depending on which side of the Mason-Dixon line you ask) as the greatest race, since their whole sporting scene is so isolated from the rest of the world.
The Kentucky Derby .
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SBan83 wrote: ↑2 years ago
I guess from a point of view of the mainstream global audience, it'd have to be the Monaco GP?
I feel like the Monaco GP has massively lost its appeal in recent years. I bet if you asked most F1 fans whether it is suitable as an F1 race most people would say no. If you asked most people whether they thought the Monaco GP was exciting most would say no.
Pretty sure the same would not be said of the others on my list.
SBan83 wrote: ↑2 years ago
I guess from a point of view of the mainstream global audience, it'd have to be the Monaco GP?
I feel like the Monaco GP has massively lost its appeal in recent years. I bet if you asked most F1 fans whether it is suitable as an F1 race most people would say no. If you asked most people whether they thought the Monaco GP was exciting most would say no.
Pretty sure the same would not be said of the others on my list.
TBF, Monaco was never suited to F1 at any point in its history. But the racing there was never the reason for its popularity. It's the glamor, glitz, and all that, that the bulk of the F1 fans care about.
SBan83 wrote: ↑2 years ago
I guess from a point of view of the mainstream global audience, it'd have to be the Monaco GP?
I feel like the Monaco GP has massively lost its appeal in recent years. I bet if you asked most F1 fans whether it is suitable as an F1 race most people would say no. If you asked most people whether they thought the Monaco GP was exciting most would say no.
Pretty sure the same would not be said of the others on my list.
From what I've seen, the masses seem to think that overtakes are what makes a race exciting, no matter how they come about. As if overtakes were the be all and end all of good racing, if that is the case I'm going to sell seats on a highwayoverpass. The point about Monaco is exactly the unsuitable nature of the cars to the environment, because you need to be flawless for 99% of the race to even make it to the end of the race. It's much more PvE opposed to PvP, to use gaming lingo.
erwin greven wrote: ↑1 year ago
Monaco for F1 is what Le Mans is for World Endurance. Daytona for Nascar. Indianapolis for Indycar.
I think that's an exaggeration, or just personal preference. Indy and Le Mans are so big as to transcend their season championships in importance, I can't see how you can say that about Monaco. Places like Monza and Spa have just as good a claim as Monaco on being an important race.
It would be interesting to see what viewership figures are for Monaco globally compared to other races.
As a fan, I look forward to Spa and Monza far more than Monaco. But I would wager that the average person knows F1 races at Monaco more than they do Spa or Monza. However, do they actually tune in more?
For Indy, for instance, their TV viewership is 3-4 times more than any other race.
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erwin greven wrote: ↑1 year ago
Monaco for F1 is what Le Mans is for World Endurance. Daytona for Nascar. Indianapolis for Indycar.
I think that's an exaggeration, or just personal preference. Indy and Le Mans are so big as to transcend their season championships in importance, I can't see how you can say that about Monaco. Places like Monza and Spa have just as good a claim as Monaco on being an important race.
Can you name winners from the Belgian GP in 1996? 1972? 1979? 2004? Or Monza? Monaco is still a part of the triple crown. No one mentions a driver saying: he is a 5 time Spa winner or 5 time Monza winner. Ayrton Senna, Graham Hill, Michael Schumacher.... 6-, 5- and 5- time Monaco winners.
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erwin greven wrote: ↑1 year ago
Monaco is still a part of the triple crown
No, the Graham Hill triple crown did not include Monaco, it's only in relatively recent times that Monaco has been included - entirely I suspect because of a misunderstanding caused by Graham's domination of Monaco. If he had had 5 wins at Mexico or something then that might have been the race that the millennials jumped on as being a triple crown leg. But you are older than me so should know better!
This is a tough one, ive seen the indy 500 many times live so it holds a special place in my heart, but i also could say that the isle of man is up there
Has to be the Indy 500 easily for me, over and gone in just two hours but I'd be lying if I said I didn't spend 364 days a year waiting for it (not to mention I'm a sucker for close oval racing in general)
Unspoiled my faceless, multinational conglomerates spending hundreds of millions of pounds, most of the machinery you can buy and ride from your local dealer, normal human beings as competitors (with actual personalities who don’t whine like babies when they don’t win),fans able to mingle with the teams/ riders, fans able to get up close to the action. Everything modern Eff 1 isn’t.