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Originally Posted by bauble
Proper RACING DRIVERS, not Formula 1 Divas. Back in the day if you signed for Mercedes or Ferrari you raced where ever and what ever the factory told you to. I am sure the Targa Florio in a Testa Rosso Ferrari would soil a few items today.
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Isn't that exactly the same as today? You drive what the factory tells you to. Or, more accurately, you're not allowed to drive what the factory doesn't let you. It's hardly the drivers fault that the team paying them a ludicrous amount of money isn't going to let them go elsewhere. This is why Kimi wore a gorilla mask and entered a snow mobile race as James Hunt - he wasn't actually allowed to do it.
It died off purely because of contractual issues. Not F1 divas. Very few drivers have actually said they don't want to drive other cars. One of the few who has said that, ironically, is Mark Webber, who was very disparaging about other series.
It is sad we don't see more cross over. But I do think we're unfairly blaming the drivers for that.