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What’s so fascinating about watching motor vehicles race each other? It’s just watching people drive, but is that really all there is to it?

Any sport can be called pointless if you don’t really try to understand it. Motor racing is watching people drive, yes, but golf is watching a guy stand in silence before he hits a small ball with a stick to get it in a hole. Break any sport down and you’ll get a description like that. Motor racing has more to it, like all sports, and you really can’t understand unless you get into the details.

There’s an adrenaline rush in the speed on the track. The sounds of the engine alone can be enough to get your blood pumping. The competition between the drivers, knowing that even the slightest mistake can ruin their entire season, the awe you have at each crash, wondering if the driver’s okay and, if the driver is okay, how this will affect the standings, you can immerse yourself in the world of racing just as with any sport. Plus, it’s hard to deny that the sound of a car going 200mph racing by isn’t cool every time you hear it.You thought this was good? Brace yourself: Lewis Hamilton’s dad Anthony on the F1 star – and his other racing driver son