F1 - Why Americans Don't Get F1
No one can deny that Formula 1 is the pinnacle of racing when it comes to sheer technology and, possibly, talent. One of the things F1 definitely is NOT short on is arrogance and pettiness. And I think this haughty taughty, caviar and plastic surgery culture is a major reason most American motorsports fans don't particularly care for F1.
The most recent case in point is the continuing - and hopefully near ending - saga surrounding Juan Pablo Montoya and his quick departure from McLaren. If you don't already know, JPM didn't have any standing offers from a reputable F1 team by the middle of this season. He decided enough was enough. He wanted to get back to REAL racing, as opposed to race cars on parade. He wanted to get away from the petty bullshit so prevalent in the F1 garages and offices. he announced he would drive for Chip Ganassi in Nextel Cup in 2007. Rather than honor its contrct with JPM, McLaren kicked him out of his ride for the remainder of the season. As if to say "F you, Juan Pablo!," McLaren forbid JPM from sitting in another race car for anyone else until the end of the year. The pettiness was in full effect. They threw condescending insults at him in the press for months thereafter.
Today, there's an article on f1live.com where the McLaren "bosses" (aka crybabies) continue to place blame on the team's pathetic 2006 performance:
Last time I checked, JPM didn't make the decision to part ways with the team halfway through the season and disrupt things. He was forcefully removed from his seat. He signed a contract in Nextel for NEXT year, you idiots. Not this year. So the disruption his removal caused was YOUR doing, not his. Do you care to explain why Kimi's season was such a disaster from the first race? Or was the JPM's fault, too? It's this type of childish bullshit that really makes me want to piss on the people who run Formula 1. No wonder JPM is a million times happier being part of a series where the competitors can actually be friendly and helpful and where former teams don't spend months badmouthing a former driver.
Maybe if F1 ever got rid of its snotty air, they *might* attract more fans. Maybe not.
The most recent case in point is the continuing - and hopefully near ending - saga surrounding Juan Pablo Montoya and his quick departure from McLaren. If you don't already know, JPM didn't have any standing offers from a reputable F1 team by the middle of this season. He decided enough was enough. He wanted to get back to REAL racing, as opposed to race cars on parade. He wanted to get away from the petty bullshit so prevalent in the F1 garages and offices. he announced he would drive for Chip Ganassi in Nextel Cup in 2007. Rather than honor its contrct with JPM, McLaren kicked him out of his ride for the remainder of the season. As if to say "F you, Juan Pablo!," McLaren forbid JPM from sitting in another race car for anyone else until the end of the year. The pettiness was in full effect. They threw condescending insults at him in the press for months thereafter.
Today, there's an article on f1live.com where the McLaren "bosses" (aka crybabies) continue to place blame on the team's pathetic 2006 performance:
Montoya exit was 'disruption' to McLarenJuan Pablo Montoya's premature departure from Formula One this year was a 'disruption', McLaren's chief executive has said.
As Colombian Montoya prepares to make his debut this weekend in NASCAR's premier category, Martin Whitmarsh suggested to Speed TV that the 31-year-old's soured end to his Grand Prix career might have influenced McLaren's failure to win a race in 2006.
But Whitmarsh said: "We can try and apportion blame and responsibility there, but it didn't work out.
"Whether it was 90 per cent his fault and 10 per cent ours or vice versa - he didn't really blend in.
"He didn't really blend in at Williams either, but we hoped we could achieve more with Juan than we did."
Montoya won seven Grand Prix from 95 starts.
Last time I checked, JPM didn't make the decision to part ways with the team halfway through the season and disrupt things. He was forcefully removed from his seat. He signed a contract in Nextel for NEXT year, you idiots. Not this year. So the disruption his removal caused was YOUR doing, not his. Do you care to explain why Kimi's season was such a disaster from the first race? Or was the JPM's fault, too? It's this type of childish bullshit that really makes me want to piss on the people who run Formula 1. No wonder JPM is a million times happier being part of a series where the competitors can actually be friendly and helpful and where former teams don't spend months badmouthing a former driver.
Maybe if F1 ever got rid of its snotty air, they *might* attract more fans. Maybe not.
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