Board Thread:Game Discussion/@comment-9572437-20150828222250

Last weekend, flipping through upcoming shows on my TiVo, I noticed that the Belgian Grand Prix was coming up. Last Sunday at 4AM or so Pacific time, I taped it and saw the race later that day. I figured, hey, why not? Let's see whether I'm as good as the pros. :)

Turns out, I am. :)

Or, at least I have a better car than they do. Actually, what struck me more was the fact that the track was completely recognizable all the way through. FM did a pretty good job reproducing the track.

I also noted that the commentary was very different from what you hear at the Indianapolis 500 (the only other auto race I've watched with any regularity). During an Indy race, the talking heads are all about "Wow!  Look how he took the inside line there!", while at Spa, I heard all sorts of details about how the Red Bull team was not happy with the Renault engines, and might not renew the contract next year, and stuff like that. 