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Old 23 Oct 2003, 11:35 (Ref:760566)   #1
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Now that the season is over, I thought I'd get all academic and pose a little brain-teaser, just for a bit of fun.

We all know that the sea of red, that unfathomably huge bunch of people who support Ferrari, are known colloquially as the "tifosi", which I understand is Italian for "the fevered ones".

Now, it's fair to say that no other single team in recent memory has commanded the level of support given to the prancing horse, but here's my poser...

What would you call the fans of the other F1 teams? And why? Please try not to be rude.

Have any other teams, historically, had a nickname for their fanbase?

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Old 23 Oct 2003, 11:45 (Ref:760574)   #2
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Old 23 Oct 2003, 12:36 (Ref:760661)   #3
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I disagree with that Glen

http://www.f1-grandprix.com/photos/france88.jpg
http://mypage.bluewin.ch/prostfan/photos/prstmt1.jpg

The pasion is just no so obvious.

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Old 23 Oct 2003, 12:43 (Ref:760668)   #4
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Old 23 Oct 2003, 12:47 (Ref:760670)   #5
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Ah, but what about the cool leather jacket. Now that, I think you'll agree, is style.

Although, of course, a red pullover is what we all yearn for!
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Old 23 Oct 2003, 12:48 (Ref:760673)   #6
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Old 23 Oct 2003, 13:40 (Ref:760759)   #7
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Although, of course, a red pullover is what we all yearn for!
Or a number 8 renault hat....
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Cool.

Name for other teams supporter?

Sauber: the cuckoos? or in deference to the sponsor bulls or wings?
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Old 23 Oct 2003, 13:55 (Ref:760779)   #9
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Sauber should be nicknamed 'The Invisible Men' cause they are just that...
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Old 23 Oct 2003, 13:55 (Ref:760780)   #10
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Old 23 Oct 2003, 14:25 (Ref:760828)   #11
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Old 23 Oct 2003, 14:32 (Ref:760839)   #12
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Ah, but what about the cool leather jacket. Now that, I think you'll agree, is style.

Although, of course, a red pullover is what we all yearn for!
I always thought Tifosi meant to follow but not see what has actually taken place?
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Sauber should be nicknamed 'The Invisible Men' cause they are just that...
I have a Sauber T-Shirt. It doesn't say Sauber on it anywhere (well apart from the label!). Maybe you are onto something! Someone also remarked that he thought I'd be wearing a racecar T-Shirt while I had it on! He thought it stylish!
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Old 23 Oct 2003, 15:44 (Ref:760910)   #14
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Old 23 Oct 2003, 20:28 (Ref:761217)   #16
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We all know that the sea of red, that unfathomably huge bunch of people who support Ferrari, are known colloquially as the "tifosi", which I understand is Italian for "the fevered ones".
I'm afraid this is not quite correct. "Tifosi" (whatever it really ment in Italian) is an expression used for italian sport fans in general - not just in F1, but in all sports. It's mainly used when their national team is playing (no matter what sport) and it's used as 'italian fans/supporters'. So basically, you could call Minardi fans 'tifosi' as well, but Ferrari's been there much longer and with much more succes, so there it goes...


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How about "Franks' Willies", or maybe "the Beemers"?
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The basic problem is, we Italians, with our big burden of good and bad sides, are one of the most colourful people in the world, and it's natural than we originate (friendly or unfriendly) nicknames.
British are different, much harder to excite them (only Mansell did it, in the last 25 years).
Your brains more often prevail on your hearts tha vice versa, differently from us.

Thus finding nice nicknames on British is a hard job indeed..
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Old 24 Oct 2003, 08:56 (Ref:761668)   #22
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Old 28 Oct 2003, 13:01 (Ref:765683)   #23
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"So Stolid Crew" is a definite winner in my opinion...,

Although "The Barbies" is certainly apposite.
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as a name for a gorup of fans the Toyota team should be the East Wind - as the empirical toyota giant is attemtping a squashing of F1-attempting.
Honda, the east rain- because they are always crying.
I like the Rennies
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I like the Rennies
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I wouldn't agree with you:
a nickname who simply mimic the original brand name of the team is not that brilliant IMO: Ferrari fans are the tifosi, not the "ferries", do you catch my drift?

I'd search for something more original....
I realize it's hard, because other fans don't have such a clear and authonomous identity...
Are really there Toyota/Honda/renault organised groups of fans? ..mmhhh...
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