Are YOu A True F1 Fan?

Question

A true fan may take a liking to a particular team or driver and will be pleased if they do well and feel for them if they do not. They will not become a faceless member of a sycophantic crowd who, if attending a race acts childishly, dressing up, waving flags and booing anyone but their leader if they do well. In short a true fan is mentally independent, fair minded and big enough to acknowledge a good performance by any competitor. In ten years F1 has really gone downhill in sporting terms and the often uninformed hype provided by the media together with the obsessive and neurotic reactions of some so called fans is becoming intolerable, as are the attempts by many in the sport to question others on the flimsiest grounds. Does anyone else see all this as the total ruination of our sport by money and the cult of celebrity? The latter in my opinion something that only the young and impressionable or downright thick subscribe to.

Answer 1

Oh... that's your definition of true fan. I'm not exactly sure if i am one. People can get a bit overemotional and overreact sometimes. You are right by saying that people now pay more attention to off-track details (i assume that's what you mean. Sorry if i misinterpreted it).

I try not to be too biased about other competitors but sometimes in the heat of the moment, things happen. So try not to read too much into the fans and just enjoy the sport.

Answer 2

I love F1 fans. They don't fight each other and cause riots after their teams lost. Nobody dies after an F1 race.

F1 has been a multi million dollar sports. Everything is at stake. Team survival depends on sponsors, and sponsors expect to get something out of the huge sum of money they pays every year.

Then there's this technology that is being push to the limits. F1 cars are the most advance car in the entire world, and by far from the next best car. The technology behind it is complex.

Performance comes at the cost of safety. Thus all this complicated rules to ensure that teams doesn't push their car beyond the safety limits. But because of how complicated the technology is, rules that governs them also becomes very complicated. This causes what is called "gray area" among the rules.

And because F1 is not just a race on track, but it's also a technological race off track, the huge sum of money involves is inevitable.

What I'm saying is that, the reason why F1 is so complicated is because of the nature of the sports itself. It cannot be avoided. The politics, media, its all unavoidable.

Answer 3

I would call myself a true fan, although due to my age the first season i actually have any memory of was the year Senna died. From what i have memory of this last season is the best season of my lifetime and this is more despite of the FIA than thanks to them. We have had a brilliant season of racing which has come very close to being ruined by the stupid politics and all the money. I don't think its ruined the sport yet because there has still been good racing but if we get another season like this one (in terms of all the politics not the racing) then a lot of people will start giving up on the sport

Answer 4

Yes, I absolutely love F1. It's one of those sports that people follow regularly. I would've watched F1 from the very beginning if I could but I wasn't even born yet! But anyhow, I'm glad that I am following F1 now. It's a really great sport- not just about winning races, but it's also all about team spirit and fans getting together to cheer on their favourite team/driver.. F1 brings people together. I like that.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

of all the GP's I've been to i have never ever seen a fight between rival fans. you see the Ferrari fans all dressed up with red wigs and all, the Renault fans painted blue etc etc. everyone mixes, everyone communicates and everyone is big enough to offer credit where credit is due. I have been an F1 fan for more years than i care to remember, so i do consider myself a true fan.

Answer 7

Not sure if I'm a TRUE F1 fan, but well done Raikkonen - job well done and thoroughly deserved.

Hamilton will win the championship soon enough - no doubt of that. He's got the talent in bucketloads and he's young. Crickey, it's only he's first season.

Answer 8

Yeah its the same with all sports, when someone or team is successful we like to jump on the bandwagon.

While this leads to more c**p coming out of people's mouths informing us like they invented the sport and more publicity leaches then a big brother house its important to remember that it brings alto of money and status to the sport, of which, its more then happy to take.

Answer 9

There are lots of sports like this. for instance nobody in my local pub could have given a toss aboout the rugby world cup until England got to the final, and then they were all there wearing their pretentious england hats e.t.c.
p.s everytime i bet on Raikkonen he loses and when I don't bet he wins doh!

Answer 10

im a true formula one fan i have not missed one race this season and love mclaren and support fernado alonso all the way and we have only got 143 days until the next season in formula one starts in 2008 at melbourne on 14th - 16th of march cant wait lol :)
go alonso for next season lol