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    What It’s Like To Be An F1 Fan In North America

    Get up insanely early on a weekend to watch hours and hours of a multi-day sporting event that no one you know cares about? You must be an F1 fan.

    You get up at 6am on a Saturday just to watch qualifying

    And again on Sunday for the race

    But no matter what time you wake, the coverage is still horrible

    And your local news coverage is even worse

    You're the only one of your friends who watches F1

    So you have no one to discuss things with...

    And more importantly, no one to fangirl with

    You have to defend it from people who don't think it's a sport

    And correct people who think it's the same as NASCAR

    Or worse, talk about it with someone who hasn't watched since the 1980s

    But it's ok

    Although some people will just never understand

    You can always try to turn a non-believer

    Or take comfort in your fellow fans worldwide

    And the knowledge that there will be another Grand Prix soon

    Or you could just cry yourself to sleep.