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Originally Posted by bella
in itv's defence, even if national pride is quite a tabloid-y angle to go for a quick visual survey of the crowds at the british gp would suggest it's not an unreasonable idea. the majority of the crowd there support a british driver, or a british team. if you take that as a representative sample of the viewing public then to suggest a commentator focusses on british hopes is a fair thing to do.
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But one of the great things about British motorsport fans is that, although some of them may have preferences for British drivers, we appreciate drivers and teams from all countries. I was in a grandstand last year at Silverstone and the applause and respect for Fernando Alonso was a far cry from the reaction of, for instance, Spaniards in Spain for Lewis Hamilton.