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F1's current state is exactly what fans asked for

OPINION: Formula 1 heeded complaints about slow, ugly cars, a lack of overtaking, too much unpredictability, high tyre degradation and 'non-traditional' venues, and made changes. The current tepid processions are the result. A look back to F1's last unpredictable season shows what should have been possible

Another day, another processional Formula 1 race. Those hoping for a gripping, scintillating French Grand Prix last weekend were instead left taking to various forms of social media to immediately express their displeasure with the events - or lack thereof - that unfolded.

"Formula 1 is dying" screamed multiple tweets, unhelpfully adding to the cacophonous melodrama the post-race Twitter narrative created. As though F1 has never been criticised for being boring.

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Author Jake Boxall-Legge

Jake studied engineering at university, as his original ambition was to design racing cars. He was bad at that, and thus decided to write about them instead with an equally limited skillset. The above article is a demonstration of that. In his spare time, Jake enjoys people, places, and things.