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9th April 2009, 16:01 #11Originally Posted by V12
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9th April 2009, 16:05 #12
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Originally Posted by V12
and Tom Pryce being the last welsh F1 driver, blimey, its been the scots english and irish since. and before.Congratulations Sebastian Vettel. Champion of the season of seasons.
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9th April 2009, 16:49 #13
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I don't really think nationality is important in f1.
If the drivers were to take part for their individual country of the UK then would the British grand prix become the English grand prix?Time is the enemy.
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9th April 2009, 19:23 #14
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And we'd host the Scot GP at Knockhill!!!!
All other opinions are wrong....
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9th April 2009, 19:41 #15
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Tom Pryce was the last Welsh F1 ddriver. He was also a great rally driver in his time, driving the Checkard flag Lancia Stratos many times in Britain.
Probley the most unlucky f1 driver to be killed in a crash, wrong place wrong time.
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9th April 2009, 19:46 #16
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England needs a female F1 pilot named Boudica
May the forza be with you
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9th April 2009, 19:57 #17
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I think the FIA would rule it out anyway, as it only recognises Britain as a whole; remember the political hoo, and indeed hah, over the "Turkish Cypriot" politician at the Turkish GP a couple of years back? Not quite the same thing admittedly, but the FIA does like to play things by the book as regards nationalities.
Except when you get curios such as Austrian GP2 driver Andreas Zuber being credited as being from the UAE because that's where his license is from, of course...https://wordpress.com/stats/insights/stugrovesf1.wordpress.com
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9th April 2009, 21:00 #18
I think why not?!
Do you remember Eddie Irvine? He was the last and the best Northern Irish driver in the Formula One. He became second in 1999 and had the chance to win the world title. And I think it makes more proud if Eddie Irvine had won the title for Northern Ireland instead for UK. Don't get me wrong! Northern Ireland is a little country who had got probably a world champion.
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9th April 2009, 21:06 #19
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A drivers nationality in F1 comes from the association that issued the superlicense and there is only one UK sporting association recognized by the FIA, there is no English, Welsh,... sporting association.
Also a driver can get a superlicense either from the country of citizenship or from the country of residence. For example Doornbos raced as a Monegasque in 2005I got my motorcycle jacket, but I'm walking all the time...
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10th April 2009, 04:54 #20
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While we're on the subject of...vague nationalities, does anyone know what the deal with Bertrand Gachot (1989-95) was? Usually he appeared as a Belgian, sometimes as a Frenchman, and sometimes he raced with the European flag on his car!
I wouldn't put any money on that. His name is not Bernie. :p
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