I tried to read this. I gave up after the forced slow-scroll and convoluted layout.
It's a shame that all this lovely artwork and data is trapped in this horrid presentation automation.
pier25 · 4m ago
It's terrible. They should just add a button to switch to a normal layout without scroll jacking. What were they thinking?
beardyw · 1h ago
A bit like tring to read a pop-up book. I think there's a reason they're not made for adults.
PS I am sure there are some examples but you get what I mean.
brightball · 56m ago
Wow, I read your comment before I clicked. What were they thinking.
I’ve been getting into F1 this summer since the movie got my interest up.
NoboruWataya · 45m ago
The movie is itself (I think) capitalising on the increased popularity of F1 brought about by the Netflix series. It is a great series and by all accounts has really turned the sport around in terms of popularity, a very clever move by the FIA. Netflix have tried to replicate it for other sports but, I believe, without the same success.
rkomorn · 25m ago
> It is a great series and by all accounts has really turned the sport around in terms of popularity
Is this causation or correlation ? Should your comment have a "in the US" asterisk? The series premiered in 2019 and F1 still had global audience drops in 2020 and 2021 (TV, so covid isn't solely to blame). Meanwhile, F1 audiences is now growing while DTS viewership is dropping [1].
> Netflix have tried to replicate it for other sports but, I believe, without the same success.
Maybe because F1 has long been one of the most popular worldwide sports and DTS wasn't actually driving the increase. The cumulative DTS viewership is in the single digit (edit: mid double digit million, actually) millions. Global F1 viewership is in the high three digit millions and the increase in viewership from 2020 to 2024 is in the hundred million range.
This would be much cooler if right-click accelerated scrolling / moving through the timeline (or just scrolled for you when held down) and left-click quickly stopped scrolling.
HPsquared · 1h ago
And it breaks the cookie popup, I can't scroll that to switch them off! Incognito mode it it then.
dom96 · 46m ago
I really enjoyed it, worked really well on my desktop
NoboruWataya · 44m ago
Normally I find complaints about scrolljacking on HN tiresome but the comments here are entirely justified. A truly awful design.
gherkinnn · 55m ago
Other than the strange scrolling (works on my iOS Safari, but why?) this is very well done. Clearly a lot of thought went in to it, many nice details in the assets and overall presentation. The illustrations of the drivers and their cars are separate layers than move ever so slightly. That amount of care isn't strictly required but it was done and my day is better for it. Thanks.
No affiliation, no interest in F1, just basking in good work.
Finally, the v12 Ferrari engine sounds the best. Fight me.
juancn · 52m ago
I like the Renault V10 better, although the Ferrari V12 is a close second.
I've only recently gotten (back) into F1 but a lot of the technical stuff is really interesting to read about. Like the Williams FW14, which absolutely dominated for a season before its active suspension technology was banned: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Williams_FW14
nchagnet · 1h ago
Interesting that they just skipped the entire Verstappen dominance era, but decided instead to jump to the budgeoning McLaren Piastri-Norris dominance (about a year old only).
Of course with 75 years of history you need to trim it down, but that's an interesting choice...
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inshard · 41m ago
How much of this is Disney trying to retain the streaming rights for F1 when Apple is now invested and interested? I would buy an Apple Vision Pro if they could get races covered by those new 8k spatial video cameras! And skipping Verstappen for Norris is kinda ridiculous.
sikhnerd · 1h ago
Really cool, too bad the scroll design is so janky
t1234s · 52m ago
Scroll hijacking at its worst
turtle_samurai · 42m ago
Crazy to me they had Prost instead of Senna in the 80s section
hu3 · 6m ago
Indeed. The only thing that stopped Senna was that unfortunate fatal accident :(
He was on track to easily surpass Prost in titles. 3 vs 4.
ghostpepper · 1h ago
I waited about 30 seconds in safari on macOS 15.6 and couldn't scroll at all
anonyonoor · 1h ago
I opened it, got some coffee, and then tried opening it again in a new window. Somehow it worked perfectly on the second attempt after being broken.
Maybe give it another try? I'm on Safari as well.
Sucks that you even have to consider this though.
Cockbrand · 1h ago
Well, I guess it's not a coincidence that the F1 race car on the initial view bears Chrome sponsoring
concinds · 41m ago
Could be your adblocker.
mjamesaustin · 1h ago
Doesn't scroll at all after loading.
silverfrost · 1h ago
unusable for me
anonyonoor · 1h ago
Safari/WebKit seems to be the issue. Perhaps try another browser?
It's a shame that all this lovely artwork and data is trapped in this horrid presentation automation.
PS I am sure there are some examples but you get what I mean.
I’ve been getting into F1 this summer since the movie got my interest up.
Is this causation or correlation ? Should your comment have a "in the US" asterisk? The series premiered in 2019 and F1 still had global audience drops in 2020 and 2021 (TV, so covid isn't solely to blame). Meanwhile, F1 audiences is now growing while DTS viewership is dropping [1].
> Netflix have tried to replicate it for other sports but, I believe, without the same success.
Maybe because F1 has long been one of the most popular worldwide sports and DTS wasn't actually driving the increase. The cumulative DTS viewership is in the single digit (edit: mid double digit million, actually) millions. Global F1 viewership is in the high three digit millions and the increase in viewership from 2020 to 2024 is in the hundred million range.
1- https://www.planetf1.com/news/drive-to-survive-viewing-figur...
2- https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/formula-1-drive-to-sur...
No affiliation, no interest in F1, just basking in good work.
Finally, the v12 Ferrari engine sounds the best. Fight me.
I think even Hamilton agrees! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_I0R5yZ80rA
How to build a car by Adrian Newey
Total Competition by Ross Brawn
You will know more about the world of F1 than you need to
Bonus:
The Mechanic by Marc Priestley
I've only recently gotten (back) into F1 but a lot of the technical stuff is really interesting to read about. Like the Williams FW14, which absolutely dominated for a season before its active suspension technology was banned: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Williams_FW14
Of course with 75 years of history you need to trim it down, but that's an interesting choice...
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He was on track to easily surpass Prost in titles. 3 vs 4.
Maybe give it another try? I'm on Safari as well.
Sucks that you even have to consider this though.
Sorry for the inconvenience.