Steven wrote: ↑22 Aug 2020, 19:34
hudnut wrote: ↑22 Aug 2020, 11:02
Steven wrote: ↑21 Aug 2020, 20:16
Why do you want to know reaction times, and heart rates?
Personally I think we have enough data. In cycling, they have been showing bpm values sometime in the last few years, but they use it sparingly, and the duration of a road cycling race hardly compares to a Formula One race.
I might be thinking old school here, but I have never heard anyone wondering about the heart rate of Hamilton, Alonso or Senna when they made a great pass, or took pole position, or saw their engine blow up. I think in these moments, the most important thing is the actual event. And when nothing is happening, and everybody is bored, are you then going to spice it up by showing heart rates? I'm not convinced...
I suppose it would be something different to talk about than who is saving their tyres the best for a change.
True, but just like in many other sports, F1 needs to focus on the issues, rather than covering them up with gimmicks like heart rate readings. Fixing the tyre problem would result in a much better end result than just adding heart rate readings to what we have.
Are the tyres actually that bad though? We haven't really had massive complaints about them for a couple of seasons now, those two weekends at Silverstone are not the norm.
I can recall 2010 and most of the races that season were boring shows, Canada was exciting and brand new.