@PenguinDust: basketball was invented by a Canadian. Just saying.
I think in american sports the most exciting part of a game is when someone scores. As a result the sports are designed to contain as many of these moments as possible leading to highers scoresw. So when an average american sporting fan looks at a soccer score they automatically assume that it is boring because there were only a couple of goals scored. For me personally soccer isn't about the goals, it's about the play in general. I've seen some extremely exiting 0-0 draws and some high socring games that weren't so exciting.
Apples and Oranges. In football you are required to run with the ball at your feet and it doesn't really make much sense to run much faster than the fastest on the ball players. In American football the goal is to run to the end zone as fast as possible away from people chasing you(I think, my understanding of the sport is nonexistent at best). That being said, I've heard of football players who can run 100m in 10 seconds in training which isn't half bad.
@KaosAngel: It's true, he could have maybe still won, but as was stated by the bbc commentators(and by mclaren), Vettel's tires were a couple of laps from basically becoming undriveable with loss of any sort of meaningful grip. If he had won in that situation I would most certainly agree with you though. As it is I think he's just a talented driver in what is currently the best car. The car imbalance will probably balance out but I do absolutely think he will win the championship this year.
@KaosAngel: Okay that's true but that's part of the sport. As are crashes which are what really helped him win Monaco as there is almost no way he that he could have won if not for that crash that redflagged the race. He's not overpowered, he just got lucky.
This thread has many many exaggerations. Did you watch Monaco last weekend? It was one of the most exciting races and certainly not Vettel running away with it. Also Montreal is coming up, which in my opinion is the most exciting track(yes they need more competitive tracks, some of the newest ones are quite...terrible). Also, show me an F1 driver in the current line up who's 46 years old. And finally, there are now french drivers in F1 so who's "Frenchie"?
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