With the drivers\u2019 and constructors\u2019 championships long since decided, some of my fellow American Formula One fans may be looking for a way to add some excitement to the upcoming US Grand Prix in Austin.\u00a0 If I may make a suggestion, why not have some fun at the expense of our favorite motor racing TV commentators?\u00a0 The NBC Sports crew of Leigh Diffey, David Hobbs, Steve Matchett, and Will Buxton have been doing a great job all season, and their expertise has helped me convert many of my friends and family members into F1 fandom.\u00a0 I respect and admire the work they do, which is why I\u2019ve compiled a set of rules for using their on-air habits to get terrifically hammered.\u00a0 So grab some friends, pour yourself a glass of beer or wine, and give it a shot this weekend.<\/p>\n
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Basic rules:<\/strong><\/p>\n Only play the F1 On NBC Drinking Game if you\u2019re legally allowed to consume alcohol.\u00a0 Don\u2019t attempt to drive a Formula One car, or any other vehicle, after playing the game.\u00a0 Note that for the purposes of this game, a \u201cdrink\u201d refers to a sip of your beverage of choice.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Take 1 drink every time:<\/strong><\/p>\n -Leigh Diffey uses \u201cfight,\u201d \u201cscrap,\u201d or \u201cbattle\u201d to describe two cars or teams in close competition for position.<\/p>\n -David Hobbs starts or ends a sentence by saying, \u201cThere\u2019s no doubt about it.\u201d<\/p>\n -Steve Matchett refers to a set of tires as being the \u201char-DER\u201d or \u201csof-TER of the two compounds.\u201d<\/p>\n -Will Buxton asks a rhetorical question while reporting from the pit lane.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Take 2 drinks every time:<\/strong><\/p>\n -Leigh has to promote an NBC program that has nothing to do with motor racing.<\/p>\n -David refers to a driver as \u201cpoor old [insert name here].\u201d<\/p>\n -Steve draws all over a slow motion or thermal camera shot with the telestrator.<\/p>\n -Will makes a reference to GP2, GP3, or another junior racing series.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Take 3 drinks every time:<\/strong><\/p>\n -Leigh mentions a famous relative of one of the drivers.<\/p>\n -David points out that Nico Hulkenberg deserves to drive for a team with more resources.<\/p>\n -Steve comes up with a simple metaphor to describe an incredibly complex aerodynamic or mechanical concept.<\/p>\n -Will starts a video segment while standing next to an attractive woman.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Advanced rules:<\/strong><\/p>\n -If Will\u2019s microphone malfunctions during an interview, everyone must drink until either it\u2019s fixed or the director gives up and has one of the studio hosts stall for time.<\/p>\n -If Steve appears in the studio wearing a tie that isn\u2019t blue with a pattern on it, everyone must finish whatever they\u2019re currently drinking to celebrate such a rare occasion.<\/p>\n -If the world feed shows a Caterham or Marussia that isn\u2019t crashing, being lapped, or trying to set a fast time at the end of Q1, the drinking game is over and everyone wins.\u00a0 (Except, of course, for the Caterham and Marussia drivers)<\/p>\n -Feel free to add and remove rules as you see fit.\u00a0 Most importantly, sit back, relax, and enjoy some proper motor racing this Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n With the drivers\u2019 and constructors\u2019 championships long since decided, some of my fellow American Formula One fans may be looking for a way to add some excitement to the upcoming US Grand Prix in Austin.\u00a0 If I may make a suggestion, why not have some fun at the expense of our favorite motor racing TV [Read more…]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/sharkpuppet.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/397"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/sharkpuppet.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/sharkpuppet.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sharkpuppet.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sharkpuppet.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=397"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/sharkpuppet.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/397\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":400,"href":"http:\/\/sharkpuppet.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/397\/revisions\/400"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/sharkpuppet.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=397"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sharkpuppet.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=397"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/sharkpuppet.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=397"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}