Alright, I’m going to be honest: It’s extremely annoying how F1 TV now cuts to the WAGs instead of focusing on the actual race. We have WAGs out here actually signing autographs (ex: Carmen) and I feel like I’m the only one screaming “can we focus on the race??! Does no one care about racing??!”
I hate what Liberty Media has done to F1. I know there are multiple factors that have contributed to the rise of WAG culture but Liberty Media’s desperation to force F1 into the American market by spamming drivers personal lives and making it into a reality show completely destroys what made F1 interesting (cough THE RACING cough).
If only I were an ostrich who could bury my head in the sand but sadly I’m an F1 fan who is just about ready to shrivel up and call it a day.
Hi Anon! You’re totally right — and honestly, that’s not just a fan complaint anymore, even TV commentators have started pointing it out.
I remember hearing jokes about even before the summer break, when some European commentators literally said, “we all have to pay the family cutaway tax now,” half-joking, half-serious.
Specifically one race where the director spent half the time filming Lando’s mom. Lovely lady, always smiling and bubbly, but… come on. 😅
I usually watch two different European feeds, and both have made sarcastic comments about this more than once, so it’s clearly not just a fandom issue.
The reason it blew up again in Singapore is because during that epic last-lap moment — Lewis on broken brakes vs Fernando trying to pass him — instead of showing that actual drama, the broadcast was focused somewhere else. That’s when everyone lost it. So now, even podcaster like Matt & Tommy are noticing it loud.
Domenicali recently said something about younger audiences preferring highlights and sprint races, but if that’s the case, then expand the options — don’t flatten the main race.
So I’m totally with you.
Not everyone wants a TikTok version of F1.
Liv 💫
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