F1 is always pushing the boundaries of engineering and technology every year. At the Spanish Grand Prix, they have once again pushed the boundaries of innovation by introducing the drone cam to capture cars. The sport was praised for introducing a revolutionary helmet cam last season. They thought the new drone cam might garner the same positive responses as the helmet cam, but the results are a bit different.
F1 fans took to Twitter to share their disgust over the drone cam that follows the cars in the final sector at Barcelona. They really don’t like the new way of depicting visuals.
Opinion: The @F1 drone cam is f*cking awful. #SpanishGP #F1
— Brad Philpot 🏁🏎 (@BradleyPhilpot) May 21, 2022
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Helmet can > drone cam
— Blackity Black F1 Podcast (@QuickStopF1) May 21, 2022
that drone cam is weird, dont show it again
— Sem¹ ♡ (@Semmieee) May 20, 2022
That drone cam 😕 #SpanishGP pic.twitter.com/zpkeMG2x1q
— Matthew Robinson (@MattRHD) May 21, 2022
this drone cam needs to piss off
— em || SpanishGP 🇪🇸 (@landonor4) May 20, 2022
get rid of that drone cam @f1
— Wawa 🦋 (@wame___) May 21, 2022
Drone cam is what I imagine watching an F1 race would look like if I was picked up by a Great Eagle and flown over the circuit before they took me to their birds nest
— Blackity Black F1 Podcast (@QuickStopF1) May 21, 2022
Dear @F1 can you please ditch that drone cam and bring the helicopters back, cheers 👍🏁
— LukeNF1 (@LukeNF1) May 21, 2022
Before this race, the F1 teams often used the drone cams for their filming days ahead of the upcoming season. But it is interesting to see the hate for the drone cam, which may see it removed from the races from here on.
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” I had a bit of moment on my lap but at the end made it stick and very, very happy with pole position. It was a good lap, and the car was amazing too. Yes, very happy,” said the Ferrari driver.
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