I've never 'got'

F1 was good when the cars looked like this:

And drivers like Senna would be sliding/twitching around the track on the brink of his own or somebody else death. F1 is dull as dishwater now, about as entertaining as watching a screensaver.

Have a look at the picture and work out where the drivers feet are, then put together a little thought experiment where the car hits something head on at -say- 100 mph.

Mansell cannot wear normal shoes because his feet have been broken so many times, Jonny Herbert cannot run for the same reasons.

If they had raced modern F1 cars through their careers both of them would be able to a) go to Clarks with everyone else and b) run the marathon.

If for no other reason then F1 should be applauded for the safety advances they have made- these are cars that weigh approx 600kg with driver, yet can protect said driver in a negative 40G crash- that, to me, is pretty amazing.