What's your favorite era in F1?

[Mikep99]

I agree very good post.

[McLaren Fan]

A good post. RB sounds like he knows a thing or two. Gregg is correct. Somebody of that knowledge would be great to have on the forum.

[7UpJordan]

That's a great post. It's almost like an F1 poem...

[Rick Buchanan]

Thanks to all for the kind words. Not really all that old...
I hate to admit it but maybe I could be considered middle
aged (middle aged if I live to be 107).

LOL. Knowledge? Maybe just sounds that way since I've
been dropping in on F-1 since Moss, Clark, Gurney, etal.

Very sad now. The sport hardly resembles F-1. The paint
and sponsors are different, but aside from that, they are
so regulated that the cars are almost identical. Safety has
change the sport for the good, and for the worse.

Better for obvious reasons.

Worse:
1. You can't see the driver or watch him work his craft.
2.Drivers had to be very skillful when driving at the edge.
Pushing too hard now could mean the gravel pit and a DNF.
Back then it meant death by trauma of fire.

Some nice changes? Here's a few recommendations, Bernie:

Make F-1 more affordable (as if that were possible).
Ease off the regulations.
Bring back the privateers, and govern so they too have a fighting chance.
Back in the mid '60's a Ferrari was $100,000 so even then it was far from affordable.

For a while I thought about starting Formla 250 outlaw karting. In the U.S. for example,
twenty races could be held on city streets in each state. Only the top ten of a drivers
finishes would count for scoring. The top drivers from each state would then go to regionals,
and the best of regionals would go to the national race. The karts and tracks would be very
regulated for safety, the engines, fuel, and hydraulic shifter would be supplied, and there
would be a minimum weight. Races would be from a standing start. There would be no other
rules about pit crews, sponsors, width, tires, or any other nonsense. Just pure formula racing.

My first interest in F-1 was about Late '62 or '63. Might pay a good
price for a copy of the issue of LIFE magazine that got me interested.

Could have been around FEBRUARY OF '63. That might have been a long time ago but
I'm really (REALLY!!!) not that old. Hey, I'm younger than Piquet, or Lauda!

-Rick

[darwin dali]

Don't worry! Even if AARP are constantly knocking at your door, you're not the oldest on here. Moka most likely beats ya

[Hanwombat]

V10 for me, as some people said and its the same for me, I grew up with this era

[Kiwi_Chris]

Def V10 although for me it has to be pre stupid grooved tyres F1 cars belong on slicks dammit

[MattHayden]

Well my favorite seasons were from around 1998-2006. F1 just isnt the same with MSC anymore..

[Hanwombat]

Micheal Meh
I liked the Mika era as he was my first favoured driver also thus why I am a Mclaren supporter

[McLaren Fan]

Micheal Meh
I liked the Mika era as he was my first favoured driver also thus why I am a Mclaren supporter

So it's not just down to Heikki's good looks then.

[scotty]

Well, most of my memories are from the 90's so i had to vote for the v10 era, but i can certainly appreciate the Turbo era from what i've seen (which is a fair bit!) and, to a much lesser extent, the modern era.

[LewEngBridewell]

Just thought I'd resurrect this poll, to see what people think a few more years down the line. The majority of votes lie within the late 80s - early 2000s bracket... is this till the case?

[Rick Buchanan]

Been following F1 (off & on) since the early sixties.
No one counts them anymore but Fangio & Clark
were unlike th drivers of today. These men were
nothing short of incredible. Yes, Senna was just
spectacular and well diciplined, and Michael has a
record that may never be beaten, but these guys
were spectacular.

I really don't think of myself as being old...I'm older
than Alain, but not as old as Sterling.

[Clare]

turbo era, spectacular!

[stonemonkey]

Don't know too much about the era but I'd love to have seen it.

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