Cyclic! Recycling is resourceful. Resourcefulness is admirable. On the other hand, clinging blindly to the coat-tails of one's chosen icon – as is often found where there is platform for voice – is not the least bit admirable. Rather, it is little more than adolescent foray stuck in a rut; equivalent to the stupidity of burying one's head in the sand rather than acknowledging that things move on. Like Schumacher*, most icons will eventually be found out by those who still see. And unfortunately, as has happened in this case, sometimes it is necessary to remove the ostrich's platform for rant. *I might have mentioned anyone but as a reflection of what has caused this unfortunate side-discussion, poor old Schumacher – unaware (at least to some extent) of some of the myopia of his disciples – provides a most suitable illustration.
Actually, that's a pretty interesting perspective Bhaji! It's surely common to promoters of others* in pretty much all walks of life!- - -o0o- - - *Precisely what a 'fan' does â even when it blows hot air in an effort to be cool! Forgive me SAINZâ¦
How can it be glory hunting if said driver has no glory? I know for a fact that Silver has followed Vettel since he first arrived at Toro Rosso. Every F1 fan has to find a new favourite driver once their's is getting on a bit, so is everyone a glory hunter?
I've struggled to find a new icon since the inimitable Yuji Ide left... still bitter about the FIA conspiracy to remove him from the sport.
Nah, glory hunting is jumping on the band wagon WHILE they're on top. Called seeking new pastures my friend, Seb will have to retire one day.
It's ok I don't mind that but I don't see the fun in supporting anything until the day I die. Like I said I enjoy the challenge of seeing the next big thing and being proven correct in my suspicions 3-5 years before it happens. My super ego craves being correct, not glory. The thrill of winning the WDC for the first time for Seb was amazing same for the third, but then it becomes common place after that because you know he can do it often. I got my eyes on a few drivers, not just Carlos Sainz jnr <3 Seb has plenty of plastics following him and I'm sure they will do the job for me when I'm gone.
But you're still seeking that 'next big thing'... So what happens if you're wrong? Do you continue to support, or look again for that new greener pasture? I'm not sure I understand why you'd choose to give up on your support for Vettel anyway. Of course Seb has to retire eventually, but he's got years (and probably tons of championships) left in him. Plenty of time for somebody to show up who you like.
Yeah, fully understand where you're coming from SAINZ. Incidentally: I do hope you didn't think I was having a pop at you. It was just a bit of fun to follow up on Bhaji's point. Isn't it strange that the simple abbreviation, 'fan', is somehow far more acceptable than 'fanatic'? It's become such a diluted word … perhaps the average fan now risks being labelled 'air-con'; an insult to a 'hair dryer' – who may even want to fight about it!
Like I said I don't enjoy groups or the glory, I was proven correct that Vettel would be a multiple world champion after his performances in late 2007 when he was pretty much a nobody still. Though honestly I didn't think he would do it that quickly IMO! But yeah after winning the 3rd made me complete from a fan perspective point of view in that situation. I badly wanted him to break Senna's record of becoming the youngest triple world champion in F1 history. So really I have nothing to cheer for him anymore, he did what I expected of him.
So what you want from watching sport, is just to be right? Not the emotional highs and lows of victory and defeat? Have you considered professional pub-quizzing?
