Algorithms and trends are reshaping digital media, making it harder for creativity and individuality to break through —F1 content included. This shift has led to a growing sense of "sameness", influencing both the work of creators and how fans engage with the sport.
Great posts, excuse my scatter brain, but here goes.
"To be a creative person is to explore the world around you. And not just through a small screen"
In the '70s, lets say for arguments sake. creative people actually raced and built stuff too. We had a magazines that would curate the best of what was happening. Ideas and events would take time to ruminate and gestate and over time evolve. People would go to races because the circuits relied upon spectator income, and thus would market them. I am not talking about F1... that wasn't the only show in town. At one stage you could go Silverstone and the event would just be Superkarts and you'd have thousands of people in attendance watching Bohlin, Hines, Hoy, Gange etc... duke it out. This was the old model, it was inherently more dynamic due tot he limitations in place.
What we see with F1 is just an expression of the Pereto Distribution. over time a smaller group of people gain all the resources and attention. it's not inherently evil or bad, just an observation. As F1 has become 'more popular', and takes places over more weekends... everything else kinda falls to the wayside.
Also it's worth bearing in mind that F1 is at historic lows for new drivers and new teams. If we account for the year when drivers made their actual debut, contrary to popular belief, there is no 'rookie bump'. new drivers per year, on average, has maintained record lows. it's even more severe with new teams. Once upon a time we would have been overwhelmed with new teams. The 1974 saw 8 new teams, now we're at about 1 every ten years with the new structures in place. The nature of the technical regulations means technical innovation is way less obvious. The good stuff now? you'll never hear about it.
If you think the sport has become a bit homogenous in times of reporting, it's because it's reflecting the direction the sport has taken. 2026 will be better in terms of intrigue, just a shame the engines are horrific.
So the observations the transient nature of content creating a grey sludge of homogeneity, which is kinda reflected in other forms of culture, whether it be music or whatever, are astute, F1 really isn't as interesting as it once was.
... and also, finally, risk. Boring safe content can fail and no one loses their job because they can point to someone else and say "well, it worked there". Risky content can't fail, because if you make it and it fails... you're the one in the crosshairs.
Great posts, excuse my scatter brain, but here goes.
"To be a creative person is to explore the world around you. And not just through a small screen"
In the '70s, lets say for arguments sake. creative people actually raced and built stuff too. We had a magazines that would curate the best of what was happening. Ideas and events would take time to ruminate and gestate and over time evolve. People would go to races because the circuits relied upon spectator income, and thus would market them. I am not talking about F1... that wasn't the only show in town. At one stage you could go Silverstone and the event would just be Superkarts and you'd have thousands of people in attendance watching Bohlin, Hines, Hoy, Gange etc... duke it out. This was the old model, it was inherently more dynamic due tot he limitations in place.
What we see with F1 is just an expression of the Pereto Distribution. over time a smaller group of people gain all the resources and attention. it's not inherently evil or bad, just an observation. As F1 has become 'more popular', and takes places over more weekends... everything else kinda falls to the wayside.
Also it's worth bearing in mind that F1 is at historic lows for new drivers and new teams. If we account for the year when drivers made their actual debut, contrary to popular belief, there is no 'rookie bump'. new drivers per year, on average, has maintained record lows. it's even more severe with new teams. Once upon a time we would have been overwhelmed with new teams. The 1974 saw 8 new teams, now we're at about 1 every ten years with the new structures in place. The nature of the technical regulations means technical innovation is way less obvious. The good stuff now? you'll never hear about it.
If you think the sport has become a bit homogenous in times of reporting, it's because it's reflecting the direction the sport has taken. 2026 will be better in terms of intrigue, just a shame the engines are horrific.
So the observations the transient nature of content creating a grey sludge of homogeneity, which is kinda reflected in other forms of culture, whether it be music or whatever, are astute, F1 really isn't as interesting as it once was.
... and also, finally, risk. Boring safe content can fail and no one loses their job because they can point to someone else and say "well, it worked there". Risky content can't fail, because if you make it and it fails... you're the one in the crosshairs.