Formula 1 never seems content in its present form. It's always talking about how it can be better in the future, while it also loves to reflect on how great elements were in the past.
The progression of time does little to change this mindset, only that history shifts some of the 'boring' present events and elevates them to iconic status as the years roll by.
Just look at the Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost battle for supremacy in 1988, or the Michael Schumacher Ferrari era in the early 2000s, that are now hailed as unmissable periods for F1 - even though at the time there were some boring afternoons to sit through.