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well guys, you know what to do. keep posting, and dilute the nonsense. otherwise, the drivel wins.
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A very well respected racer and myself were having a drink in our local pub. We don't like golf or golfers but in the corner of the bar was the pub golf society. Gerry for that was his name called it ******s' corner. I agreed but reminded him that Nigel Mansell is a golfer. His reply? He's a fast ******.
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you've expressed that a few times now peter, i think we all understand that's what you think.
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I was actually suggesting that it isn't my only view of him. Still, easy to miss the syntax of the underlying metaphor.
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At least he doesn’t play golf.
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A world champion tit. At least he hasn't claimed the booby prize
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You've got Formula E and Toyota Racing Series to look forward to over xmas
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Well, if my eyes are covered in glitter and rose-tinted specs then yours, I suspect, are in the back of your head! The UK has indeed produced loads of great F1 drivers – more than any other single country – including the ones you mention. But there is this tendency amongst British race enthusiasts to live in the past, refusing to entertain the possibility that some of today's stars are at least as good as, if not better, than their long-standing heroes. Ultimately, comparing ‘greats’ from different eras is a pointless exercise. Was Nuvolari better than Senna? Fangio better than Schumacher? What is indisputable is that it takes a true great to win 62 GPs (a 30% strike rate against Stewart’s 25%, and equalling Schuey) and four WDCs. And there is undoubtedly still more to come. Bring it on, and give the man the credit he deserves. |
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Couldn't agree more. But then again knocking our successful sportsmen and woman is a national pastime these days. There seems to be more interest in their personal life and the way in which they 'conduct themselves' than their performance at their sport.
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Well that is the unfortunate result of the Mosely Ecclestone drive for soap opera approach. Personally I don't care whether they have a personality or not. Just drive the bloody cars.
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while i completely agree that 'sporting results' should outweigh the 'personal life' stuff, it is the athletes themselves who are providing the ammunition, via their social media platforms, which ends up shifting the conversation from sport to personal minutia. so while i wish these types of thread would focus only on the sporting record, i cant blame or truly find fault with any posters who also wish to measure things based on the personal record. all of us are going to form opinions based on the information that is available to us and unfortunately that includes the personal details, in this case, that LH has chosen to share/promote about his life/lifestyle. so that said...the social platforms, along with his racing record, have allowed LH to increase his marketability and income level...and he has benefited from both. so maybe it is fair that both sports and personal records are used to evaluate him? in all honesty, i could probably stand to be more accepting of points of view not directly stemming from the sporting record (or points of view that dont match mine exactly). |
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It's the TV soap opera approach to life for me. People who dash home from work in the UK and are riveted to 'Corrie' or Eastenders as if the actors are real people with real lives that have some meaning or importance. I've never understood the British passion for soaps, nor the intense interest in 'celebrities', most of whom have done absolutely nothing in their lives to justify the tag. Sportsmen and women are different, I think, but the proliferation of social media and the desire of the populace to lap up every nuance of their lives, apart from being generally unhealthy (IMO) ends up with amazing sporting achievements being devalued by inane and puerile discussion about whether he or she 'is really a bad person.....' Rant over. Turn the tele back on and key in the doof, doof......
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