Does Formula 1 racing and high end audio go together for anyone else?

@duramax747 Professional motorsports manufacturing are held to very tight tolerances. some being within .005".

Yes, the build of the machine is subject to thousands of precise measurements and ultra-fine tolerances, optimization. engineering innovation and ongoing stress testing. In a non-woke world, some may classify this as kinda masculine.

And then there’s the bling factor....

On the other hand, @georgeab who you were responding to, expressed the audiophiles aesthetic philosophy so often promulgated on these pages, in which measurements are an aberration on the natural order of things and the antithesis of beauty and good taste -

Not sure if there is a connection between F1 and hi-end audio other than an appreciation for the finer things.

My own experience is that they are not mutually exclusive, however this is a cause of much consternation and emotional feelings for some men.

I observe road racing, both cars and bikes is Euro centric, straight line and ovals an American obsession. Wonder if there's correlation between type of racing preferred and audiophiles.

Speaking of nitwits, got out on the bike yesterday for first time this spring. This rare nice spring day brought out the crazies for sure, I was on nice hilly, curvy country road, guy in black pickup truck going about 30mph in 55mph zone, so I pull out to pass in normal passing mode, not really getting on it, and the nitwit floors the truck just as I'm passing, I had to hit 90mph with hill coming up. My buddy saw what happened and stayed behind truck, said the guy in truck was flipping me off, he stayed behind the creep. During a stop at a country party store  we hung out for a bit, crazies see our bikes, have need to show off, spring fever in high gear here! Wonder if these types are audiophiles, I hope not.

A lot in common, though i find WRC more spectacular.

But a good year for F1 since Ferrari and Alfa Romeo are doing much better.

"More Spectacular" That is one characteristic that has gone AWOL. Formula 1 drivers use to be colorful characters but now they are so well behaved it is boring off the track. 

Sir Lewis is a great driver, absolutely one of the best but not "the" best. That would go to Fangio who won 40+% of the races he ran in extremely dangerous front engine, tail happy behemoths wearing nothing but a T shirt and a leather skull cap. The greatest race of all time goes to Tazio Nuvolari. The 1935 German GP at the Nürburgring.  My favorite has always been Ayrton Senna De Silva. "Second is just the first of the losers." A fierce competitor but also a voice for children and the impoverished. Never has a sportsman been so loved by his country. There are very few drivers who can win in a bad car, Tazio was one and Ayrton another especially if it rained. Ayrton could find grip where no one else could. The other racer that is an extraordinary human is Valentino Rossi, but that is Moto GP. Watch Valentino and Lewis swap rides!  

Come to an Acropolis WRC and find out yourself.

Do not forget to bring spare clothes and shampoo.

As for drivers becoming sirs i do agree.