F1 boring because of Verstappen? Marko not happy with Norris' statements

The Australian GP this year was even more boring than the last race despite Max's DNF. It's just how the sport is most of the time.

F1 has become boring for different reasons not for Max... The problem there is no drama in the race, there used to be more engine failures, tyre failures even some venues has issues (kinda like the vegas drain covers), but everything runs smooth, teams aren't trying to win anymore by any means neccesarry because they just simple can with the new budget limitation, the only way to win is through a technical improvement and those happen rarely and usually only few F1 engineers can do it. We should let the team spend again whatever they want, this will allow big teams like Merc pouring more money to put the pressure on RB techincal marvels, we should see McLaren also pushing the limits of the PU because they can afford buying more parts to repair their engines. This is the main reason F1 has become boring... the budget cap, the sad part is we did this to attract more teams to join F1 and to make Williams great again and those has happened in the last 3 years, so maybe is time to introduce BOP.

I'm really enjoying the driver matchups between the teams this season. The story archs, next season shifts etc. Very interesting indeed. And the occassional fireworks on track (e.g. Leclerc overtaking Russell, Alonso's save). Not at the edge of my seat, sure,but not bored either.

I was still watching when Lewis was wining 103 wins for 8 years...F1 is not boring..

It is boring. Obviously Helmut is enjoying it because it's Max dominating! I remember Helmut complaining during merc dominant years!

It can both be impressive AND boring Helmut... Max himself is nothing but boring of course, but the sport in it's current status is quite boring compared to a year with a championship fight. There isn't much to disagree with in Norris' statement... And TV numbers are different to people showing up at GPs... That's a whole experience, you don't just go there to find out who wins.

I don't think it's boring, the unpredictability of who finishes on the bottom step of the podium is riveting.

To appreciate that Max is performing at an outstanding level in the most dominant car is certainly a marvel to behold no question, but to state that it doesn't make F1 boring is way off the mark. I imagine that fans are turning away in their droves in the same way as they did during the MS/Ferrari, SV/RB and LH/MB years, I bet ticket sales will be suffering. I rang up the Silverstone ticket office and asked them what time the GP race would start on the Sunday, and they asked me what time could I get there !! That was my attempt at a joke btw ??

The sport is boring,but I can only level one criticism at RB. We can't blame them for doing their job if building the fastest car they can or Max extracting the most out of it. We can blame them for fielding a useless #2 driver,who can only beat Max when Max has a issue during the race weekend,like grid penalties or mechanical failure. Some here think Perez is doing ok...yes he is doing ok,but we could have seen Prost vs Senna again and we are not.We could have had a battle at the front,but RB doesn't want it. Now,I understand their reasoning for it,but I don't agree with it. For everything else boring,we can blame the F1 and Liberty..... Cars are big,fat and lazy,too aero dependent and needs to be managed all race long. Budget and testing caps means that the big difference at the start of a new regulations cycle takes 4-5 years to close or needs the regs changed for their to be a shake up. Soon we will be heating again that teams are giving up this year,using their resources for next year and thereafter. Many racing incidents are penalized ,since the FIA only wants to see DRS overtakes....no elbows out racing allowed over here. More money and thought goes into the production aspect,that's why we have as many graphics in F1 now as they have in Baseball,Basketbaal,NFL and NHL.. Then the actual racing that goes on,on track. What a shame.

Although you can take most of what Marko says with a pinch of salt, he's spot on here. Max is as close to perfection as a driver, and he's worked hard on it. Qualification was his weak spot and he's got on top of that too. He's reduced errors to a massive degree and knows how to manage his race well. Something to be appreciated, because not many on the current grid are at that level now. He stands apart and he deserves his success.