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9th April 2009, 11:50 #1
Should The Drivers Take Part For UK?
To all who has the nationality of the United Kingdom. In the Formula One the drivers from UK take part for UK but what do you think if the drivers take part for England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland?
Some stats about UK drivers in the Formula One:
UK drivers took part at 789 Grand Prixs.
UK drivers scored 4,558.28 points.
UK drivers won 201 races.
UK drivers led 383 races.
UK drivers drove 184 fastest laps.
UK drivers had 196 pole positions.
UK drivers won 13 world titles.
It has been 155 drivers who took part at the Formula One.
There has never been a season without UK drivers.
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9th April 2009, 11:53 #2
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No I want British drivers to stay just that......British.
Although ITV always used to say "Scot David Coulthard" when he had lost, and "British Driver David Coulthard" when he was winningAll other opinions are wrong....
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9th April 2009, 12:05 #3
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9th April 2009, 12:46 #4
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I haven't got the slightest interest in which country a driver or team represents. Its just not important to me.
Personally I feel the playing of the national anthems for the winning driver and team seems just a little out of place. The sport is a competition between individuals and teams not countries. The drivers race to win for themselves not their country and teams are so multinational in their workforce it doesn't seem an appropriate fit for them either.
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9th April 2009, 14:11 #5
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9th April 2009, 14:20 #6Originally Posted by Mark
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9th April 2009, 14:32 #7
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I don't see why not, since the UK is technically the country we represent.
In football (and rugby) we are split up into the four "Home Nations" for historical purposes. If football was founded today as a worldwide sport I'm sure we would be represented as the UK but originally international football was basically home nation vs. home nation, long before FIFA came into being.
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9th April 2009, 15:38 #8
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Being Welsh, and a huge rugby fan.
I would like to stand on the podium listening to the Welsh national anthem.
But from a motorsport point of view, the English, or in this case the British Athem, always brings a tear to my eye, from Jaguar winning at Le Mans.
But im not going to stop supporting Jenson Button, just because hes the old enemy English.
As far as im consernd, we are Brits and lets surpport our home drivers. Even Hamiliton
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9th April 2009, 15:49 #9
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I think the nationality thing is good, although the sport is about teams and individual drivers etc, national pride is a big factor in F1, as in any sport. I mean look at Ferrari, Seems to me very nationalistic pride from italy.
And I think drivers being classed as British, because we are the UNITED Kingdom, and we are all exactly that, United. Although I wouldnt object to playing the welsh or scottish national anthem if a welsh or scottish driver wins a race and wants it, they should be able to decide actually. same goes for northern island.
Just in a matter of interest, who was the last welsh F1 driver? No offence to my friends from Wales, but I cant seem to remember the last one.Congratulations Sebastian Vettel. Champion of the season of seasons.
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9th April 2009, 15:52 #10
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