Whatever happened to?

[AAReagles]

When the Chit Chat forum is waaaay more active than the Formula 1 forum, something is wrong.

As Mark mentioned, the factors of reddit and no sites linking to here don't help. Along with the other usual suspects of members here being overwhelmed with work (as in the japanese word karoshi) and family matters.

My hunch is - for here anyways - that some folks finally got fed up with the state of the sport. From what I've seen here and on other sites, there's either little activity or an unusual (yet unstandable)level of anger expressed .... notably with F1 and IRL racing.

[Starter]

When the Chit Chat forum is waaaay more active than the Formula 1 forum, something is wrong.

As Mark mentioned, the factors of reddit and no sites linking to here don't help. Along with the other usual suspects of members here being overwhelmed with work (as in the japanese word karoshi) and family matters.

My hunch is - for here anyways - that some folks finally got fed up with the state of the sport. From what I've seen here and on other sites, there's either little activity or an unusual (yet unstandable)level of anger expressed .... notably with F1 and IRL racing.

You would be correct. I was a huge fan of CART and IndyCar. And to a slightly lesser extent F1. Those organizations have squandered most, if not all, of the fan loyalty they once enjoyed. These days I'll still watch if the races are on TV at a convenient time but I don't even bother to set the DVR if they are not. I haven't given up on motorsports and am very active at the local level. I just don't have a lot of use for the product as presented today.

[Storm]

When the Chit Chat forum is waaaay more active than the Formula 1 forum, something is wrong.

yeah, F1 used to be very interesting to most of us till a few years ago, I daresay it has lost a lot of traction since the Vettel years.

Also as you rightly guessed, more important stuff happened in my life (meaning posting on F1 as intensely as earlier was not possible) and I have failed to get back into it as much as I did earlier (while football my other passion remains that way). I guess same thing might have happened to some other regulars.

[pino]

I lost interest in F1 due to Vettel dominance. The same happened on WRC because of Loeb, and especially due to the exit of Italian Teams and drivers. But main reason I don't post as much as I did before, is the disappearance of many good friends and posters...

[Storm]

[pino]

Didn't say all, I said many

[gadjo_dilo]

. But main reason I don't post as much as I did before, is the disappearance of many good friends and posters...

Still you have the possibility to make new friends here........

[pino]

That's why I am still in here, btw I have missed your support on footie thread

[gadjo_dilo]

You didn't need it. The "greek chorus" of Barca fans was all on your side.

[pino]

You didn't need it. The "greek chorus" of Barca fans was all on your side.

Hehe that's true, and guess why ?