>>150561679
I'm too lazy to scan it, but I have magazines from 1998 where writers are complaining about the amount of overtaking and how 1998 was dire compared to 1997, which was dire compared to (random 80s season)
>>150561684
2002 and 2004 were made worse by there being no second team. in 2002 williams and mclaren were tripping over themselves but no midfield team was quick enough to bother them. in 2004 BAR and renault were quick enough and suddenly mclaren and williams' failure had consequenses beyond being BTFO by ferrari
the only reason people hate seasons like 2002 more than 2001, 2017, 2024, etc is because the latter have a veneer of competition by virtue of there being competitive teams other than the eventual winner