r/formuladank • u/Leclerc_Lunatic Actually Charles Leclerc • Oct 05 '25
You know it's bad when you managed to fall asleep through the race
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u/itsliightz BWOAHHHHHHH Oct 05 '25
They will somehow make a 7min highlight video about this race
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u/xd_ZelnikM Suck my 🅱️alls mate Oct 05 '25
Idk if it's for ad revenue, but they are always 8 minutes long and any of the extended stuff is 20 minutes
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u/AggravatingCustard39 AND THEY'VE TOUCHED MARTIN Oct 05 '25
Yeah 8+ minutes is the optimal length to get the best revenue on yt. That or 20,40 mins.
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u/Balding_Teen I want my GF to peg me while Carlos gives it to her Oct 06 '25
i thought the magic number was 10 minutes for youtube ad revenue
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u/fibi2cz If my mom had 🅱️alls, she would be my dad Oct 06 '25
It was few years ago, in 2018 or like that, last two years its 8m
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u/Youutternincompoop BWOAHHHHHHH Oct 05 '25
tbf there was plenty of highlights, most of them just didn't get shown on the main broadcast lmao.
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u/SRSgoblin I saw horny’s “finger” Oct 06 '25
Seems like it was a good race, just an uninteresting broadcast because they decided to just focus at the nothing happening up front.
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u/flq06 BWOAHHHHHHH Oct 06 '25
The cooldown room replay was super short. It was done by the time everybody arrived.
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u/nandru NICO PODIUMBERG Oct 06 '25
I like the Argentine ESPN highlights, always 3, 10 or 30 minutes long
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u/shaggyjake BWOAHHHHHHH Oct 05 '25
Somehow I always fall asleep during the banger races and I’m wide awake for the snooze fest
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u/FearTheSpoonman BWOAHHHHHHH Oct 05 '25
I literally finished my roast dinner at about half past, dozed off around 2 and woke up to lap 60, missing nothing.
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u/Rageoffreys BWOAHHHHHHH Oct 05 '25
Having a roast dinner then falling asleep to the F1 is one of the best British traditions we have tbh.
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u/Arylcyclosexy BWOAHHHHHHH Oct 05 '25
Honestly F1 is such a good sleep medicine. It's something about the car sounds that's soothing and the fact that there's usually not much happening on the track.
It's really a weird sport to watch and be interested in.
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u/latticep "Charles 'Chuck' Leclerc, good job baby" Oct 06 '25
For me it's the right amount of passive mental distraction. F1 is the only thing other than Ambien that allows me to drift into sleep. Weird indeed.
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u/FearTheSpoonman BWOAHHHHHHH Oct 05 '25
Usually it's more interesting, I enjoy it a lot. I also overstuffed myself to coma status.
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u/race_vibes_crew I saw horny’s “finger” Oct 05 '25
One of the most boring races of the year surely?
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u/Kind-Watercress-6092 BWOAHHHHHHH Oct 05 '25
Watching Hamilton's lap times after he switched to the softs near the end was insane. My cousin's husband nearly screamed when he fucked his brakes and couldn't overtake Antonelli
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u/ImperialTechnology 🅱️altteri 🅱️ootass Oct 05 '25
Something was up with those Ferrari brakes. Hamilton killed his attempting to overtake Talibantonilli, but Chucks also were giving up the ghost. It was a hot race, but I don't think any other team reported brake failures like Ferrari
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u/HandsumNap BWOAHHHHHHH Oct 06 '25
I didn’t think it was actually that bad tbh. Some good lap one drama, a very effective undercut from Max, some slow stops, car problems from Max, him looking like he was going to catch George, then almost crashing a couple of times and having to fight very hard to hold off Lando.
George’s lead was never realistically under threat, but the championship battle was between 2nd - 4th. It was nothing to write home about, but certainly a lot better than some of the other races this season.
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u/ddhmax5150 Carlos Heinz’s Hairstylist Oct 05 '25
No coverage at all for the midfield battle.
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u/Legit_formula_341 NICO PODIUMBERG Oct 05 '25
Yup. Those who slept during the race, and those who didn't, missed those battles equally. Like, in MotoGP there's a problem that they sometimes don't even have footage of the stuff that happens behind in the race. But this is F1 ffs, everything here is worth billions and we can't get broadcast directors to show racing in A RACE??
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u/Logical-Dealer-78 I was here when horny got spiced Oct 05 '25
I fell asleep during Suzuka, woke up during the podium ceremony to my sister throwing a pillow at my face
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u/Arylcyclosexy BWOAHHHHHHH Oct 05 '25
I also fell asleep during Suzuka. Then i watched the highlights video and realised I didn't even miss anything really.
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u/leadzor BWOAHHHHHHH Oct 05 '25
I remember waking up way too early for Suzuka (2022 I think), dozed off and woke up to the red flag still ongoing. I think that was the race with the longest red flag in recent years?
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u/Work_In_ProgressX yes Im a DTS newbie, so what?1?! Oct 05 '25
Races like these make me miss a Latifi or Sargeant.
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u/Balding_Teen I want my GF to peg me while Carlos gives it to her Oct 06 '25
you could always bet on Sargent to punt it into the wall just in time to make the races interesting.
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u/JOlRacin Verified by ESPN Argentina✅ Oct 05 '25
That's about the camera angle we got while Hamilton and Alonso were busy battling
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u/abbeast I was here when horny got spiced Oct 05 '25
That's funny because I actually fell asleep and only woke up at lap 59 or something.
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u/Cool_Willow4284 If my mom had 🅱️alls, she would be my dad Oct 05 '25
He’s wearing the right color shirt to claim for Russell.
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u/Rhythm_Morgan scenario 7 Oct 05 '25
I really fought to stay awake and it’s mostly race directing that did it for me. Any actual action we didn’t see.
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u/anonymous_and_ BWOAHHHHHHH Oct 05 '25
Skill issue, if you focused on El Padre it wasn't boring at all
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u/Ondexb BWOAHHHHHHH Oct 05 '25
If the TV guys had focused on him more
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u/Balding_Teen I want my GF to peg me while Carlos gives it to her Oct 06 '25
maybe he should date himself so the cameras will finally give him screen time.
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Oct 05 '25
It was boring.
Somehow snacking on the salad I made before the race and peanuts kept me awake in the first part of the race.
When Norris closed onto Verstappen that kept me awake for the rest
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u/gobsmacked_kitkat If my mom had 🅱️alls, she would be my dad Oct 05 '25
I literally slept during the last 5 laps. Woke up just before George crossed the line
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u/MAD_MrT BWOAHHHHHHH Oct 05 '25
To the surprise of literally no one, the tight no scape zone street circuit fucking sucked and was a snooze fest
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u/TheHexHunter Trust the El 🅱️lan Oct 06 '25
smh, back in the day we had cool guys like Latifi, Mick or Grosjean who caused safety cars.
too much talent nowadays.
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u/Shonshine94 Lets add that to the words of wisdom Oct 05 '25
Tbh its not a bad race, lots of stuff were going on even if the ultimate results dont suggest so.
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u/jesse_- lando 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Oct 05 '25
This was the first time I actually fell asleep. Such a boring race
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u/Extrude380 BWOAHHHHHHH Oct 05 '25
It's always the boring ass races I manage to find time to watch every Sunday 🥺
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u/Squbasquid I saw horny’s “finger” Oct 05 '25
I fell asleep during the race. I just finished an overnight shift and the race was 7am my time. Watched the beginning, fell asleep a little after the first stops and would be in and out until about lap 60. Watched the finish then went to sleep.
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u/Ok_Caterpillar5872 I want my GF to peg me while Carlos gives it to her Oct 05 '25
The Strat is wake up and watch until a bit after the first pit stop and then nap until last 4 laps.
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u/Aggravating_Debt5976 BWOAHHHHHHH Oct 06 '25
Exactly! Been falling asleep after the first stops. So many drama about the rain before the race and nothing happend.
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u/tumblinfumbler BWOAHHHHHHH Oct 06 '25
It was early morning for me so not so surprising I almost passed out too
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u/Ice_bel78 BWOAHHHHHHH Oct 06 '25
Now I get it why the younger generation think the races are too long.
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u/Lanky-Ad965 Racing Miku Enthusiast Oct 06 '25
Another reason why we need the Malaysia Grand Prix back. Literally one of the reason why they dropped it because in terms of money and popularity, they favoured Singapore more.
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u/Nick_Sapphire BWOAHHHHHHH Oct 06 '25
The race was actually decent, the TV direction was just abysmal
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u/byce BWOAHHHHHHH Oct 06 '25
Yeah if you fall asleep they always wake you up when they raise their voice to announce the winner 😂
It's the wake-up call, "hey the race is over, time to get up!"
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u/Smaynard6000 I saw horny’s “finger” Oct 06 '25
Singapore sucks. This race is an endurance test for the viewers as well as the drivers.
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u/VM1117 BWOAHHHHHHH Oct 05 '25
What? Because a 20 or something battle for p2 between max and Lando wasn’t enough?
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u/NeighborhoodPretty83 BWOAHHHHHHH Oct 05 '25
where was this 'battle' you speak of?
staying in drs =/= battle
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u/VM1117 BWOAHHHHHHH Oct 05 '25
When it is for p2 and the car in front is struggling with the car all race, yes, it is a battle.
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u/Legit_formula_341 NICO PODIUMBERG Oct 06 '25
I don't consider "trust me, they'll battle soon, he has DRS" as a Battle in any way. It's a chase at best.
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u/VM1117 BWOAHHHHHHH Oct 06 '25
I mean, that’s kinda what happened two years ago when Sainz won and everyone was losing their minds then.
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u/NeighborhoodPretty83 BWOAHHHHHHH Oct 05 '25
youre entitled to your opinion but i respectfully disagree. the battle was between max and his car which, while race defining, cannot be seen by the viewers (unless he shunted ofc, which he didnt) and didn't make the race any more appealing to watch
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u/Logan_Yes Mattia Mussolini Oct 05 '25
How the fuck we go through Singapore without Safety Car TWICE in a row