It has nothing to do with the movie, it has nothing to do with F1

Jevon 2021-12-07 08:01:02

I have seen Lauda many times in the paddock. I only knew that he was a legend before. What I didn't expect was that he experienced so many difficulties.
Now Lauda, ​​as described in the movie, rarely laughs. Little Red Riding Hood is an eternal logo and is respectable.
I think the doctor did not lie to him. Now the scars on his face are not so scary, because he gets older, if his expression is not so serious, he will be a kind grandfather.
While having lunch in a Ferrari motorhome, I met an old French reporter. He said that he didn't like the current F1 at all because it was too modern. At the time I didn't understand what he was talking about. After watching the movie, I understood. At that time, F1 was F1.
The driver is passionate, the driver will be motivated by the opponent, the driver will ask the technician to modify his car all night, the driver can ridicule himself at will, the driver can leave the press conference angrily.
Today’s drivers speak fluently and want to create a healthy and good image. They are subject to numerous constraints from the team, and there are restrictions on tweeting. If you complain, you will receive accusations from the big guys. If you don’t pay attention, you may miss the next thing. Driver position of the year.
What changed F1? modern! We now require sports safety, high-quality drivers, mellow response to the media, and cost control. Now those paying drivers don’t like Lauda, ​​by proving that they can make the car better and prove themselves. It is a better driver to win respect. Also, anyway, they have money and sponsorship behind them, which is a fatal attraction for teams with poor economic conditions.
Perhaps it is Kimi who has the shadow of past drivers, which makes him receive the love of fans. In China, Kimi's female fans are mostly female fans. They think that it is often interpreted that Kimi is handsome, but in Europe, his male fans. It's huge.
CCTV does not broadcast F1, and Five Star Sports replays the game in the trash time late at night, because modern F1 is not attractive.
Although I agree with the need to ensure the safety of drivers in the F1 sport, because we don't want to lose the next Senna, but other rules and regulations that did not know when they multiplied have made the F1 paddock more and more closed.
How can you be a legend if you haven't experienced any hardships?

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  • [last lines]

    Niki Lauda: Of course he didn't listen to me. For James, one world title was enough. He had proved what he needed to prove. To himself and anyone who doubted him. And two years later, he retired. When I saw him next in London, seven years later, me as a champion again, him as broadcaster, he was barefoot on a bicycle with a flat tire, still living each day like his last. When I heard he died age 45 of a heart attack, I wasn't surprised. I was just sad. People always think of us as rivals but he was among the very few I liked and even fewer that I respected. He remains the only person I envied.

  • [first lines]

    Niki Lauda: Twenty five drivers start every season in Formula One, and each year two of us die. What kind of person does a job like this? Not normal men, for sure. Rebels, lunatics, dreamers. People who are that desperate to make a mark, and are prepared to die trying. My name is Niki Lauda, and racing people know me for two things. The first is my rivalry with him.

    [James Hunt]

    Niki Lauda: I don't know why it became such a big thing. We were just drivers busting each other's balls. To me this is perfectly normal, but other people saw in differently. That whatever it was between us went deeper. The other thing I'm remembered for is what happened on 1st August 1976, when I was chasing him like an asshole...