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One of the reasons I stopped following F1 in the early noughts was that, here in Germany at least, the Schumacher era had brought in lots of what I call "football fans". Explanation is, in my view "football fans" are not really fans of football, they are mostly fans of one or two (or three etc.) clubs. If there's a match going on between the two best football teams in the world, "football fans" will never watch it if "their" club is playing at the same time - they always prefer watching "their club" over enjoying a good match, i.e. it's more important to them to support a club than to follow the sport as such. Same with the Schumacher fans, and I suppose with the Mansell fans in Britain a short while before: those were not really fans of motorsport, or even of F1 only, they were there to support their "hero", and nothing else.XcraigX wrote: ↑1 year agoYou are actually bringing up a good point. The fandoms are getting out of control. To the point where it's painful for me to read other social media accounts. It's not the actual feed, but the comments. The fans are just arguing back and forth, tossing insults and there is ZERO information in it. I've started to avoid most F1 social media because of it. Can't stand the fans of any of the top drivers anymore (even the drivers I am a fan of). They are just a bunch of whiny and insulting assholes.MonteCristo wrote: ↑1 year ago
I knew it! Michael Ferner is actually @DoubleFart's secret burner account!
No one hates Lewis Hamilton fans as much .
At least it's a bit more respectful here at the Fastlane. That's why I keep coming back.
That's diametrically opposed to what I had been doing all those years before. I certainly did have my "darlings" amongst the drivers (and teams), and a few "villains" along the way, too, but that was never a factor when watching; I could enjoy a race even when my darlings dropped out and one of the villains won. I loved MOTORSPORT! Today, the sport is like any other, with mostly "football fans" watching, and with the whole show tailored to their wants and needs. I don't think it's an accident the sport is barely recognizable these days, it's been done on purpose. "Football fans" bring in the money.