To The Fans

I don't like the idea of calling someone a 'a sacrificial lamb'.  It is rude and derogatory.  Everyone has a favourite team and a favourite driver but what I enjoy is the race.  Plain and simple.  Formula One Racing is about the racing, not about the politics.  I am sure that the views differ between the driver, the teams and the fans.

As anyone reading through the posts on this blog, you can see that I have my allegiance, but I have made a pact to remain neutral to the best of my abilities.  Sometimes it does bleed through and for that I apologize.

You read about what Christian Horner said about Jenson Button,  “It was sort of like being in a McLaren sandwich, but then it looked like Hamilton developed a problem and they aborted that strategy for Jenson. It looked a little bit like he was a sacrificial lamb. I don't know. It just seemed strange.” may be wrong.  Even if my words don't always stand behind McLaren and their driver's, Jenson Button was the 2009 World  Driver's Champion.  It cannot be 100% the car in a win like that, there has to be some knowledge behind the wheel. 

So when driver's are blamed for mistakes well outside of their jurisdiction, I feel that it is unjust.  Button has a title to retain and as in Japan, he spoke his mind and started the race on hard tyres and would have been able to hold on to a podium finish had he pitted about 5 laps earlier.  Some people see that as a team decision to hold up the pack. It may not just be the team but the sport as well.

Remember back when Michael Schumacher would 'win' the title with 5 races left or so?  The viewership would drop as we all knew who would win and that not much could happen to change that.  It is in no way trying to undermine Schumacher's abilities but the FIA's.  This year, I feel that the FIA is 'overlooking' a lot of penalties to keep the title race open and the viewership high.  Many people would still watch the races, the true fans, but when it come to view ship and sponsorship, this multi-million dollar sport needs all that it can to keep alive and free.

There is an ongoing debate for the two Red Bulls colliding in Turkey about who's fault it was, same with Webber and Kovalainen in Valencia, and the Singapore crashed.  I say, forgive and forget.  It is a race and within the race there is always adrenaline flowing through every one's veins.  Fans included.  I believe that words of spite can ruin a race and should be kept to one's self, or should be expressed meticulous and carefully if necessary.

I have joined a few teams communities to read what the fans have to say and would like to report that there are sincere fans on each site that try to keep the malicious comments at bay.  To those true fans of the sport, I applaud and thank you.