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**quorceopporce** · 12-06-2008, 03:38 AM

When I see people saying "Sato is no good, he shouldn't even be in F1 bla bla bla but Button should be given a seat in X top team" I no matter how hard I try I can't dignify them with a complicated and nice reply.

A lot of other people manage to.

Button has been pants since 2004 and he lucked into his only win ever. That's what I think and I feel no urge to wrap it into nice golden foil.
Tell you what, if the guy wasn't British but let's say Japanese, the same people would say his a crappy driver. Well I won't fell into this stupid nationalistic merry go around.

We've been through this before. As soon as a Brit says something good about a British driver that you don't agree with, you accuse them of being nationalistic. You don't seem to credit those who make such comments with any rational thought — for you, it must come down to nationality. This is simply untrue. I also find it rather offensive.

Personally, I derived great pleasure from Button's win because it was a very well-thought-out drive in difficult conditions, and because it was a surprise, just as Olivier Panis actually drove really well in Monaco in 1996 and that was a surprise. The same would have been said of a Sato victory at some point, had it happened. If you class yourself as an enthusiast, you too ought to derive pleasure from the unexpected happening. It's not all down to luck. It's an old cliché, but there's an extent to which you make your own luck.

And I have to say that you are on very thin ice when accusing others of blind bias.

12-06-2008, 03:38 AM	#37
quorceopporce Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 597 Senior Member	When I see people saying "Sato is no good, he shouldn't even be in F1 bla bla bla but Button should be given a seat in X top team" I no matter how hard I try I can't dignify them with a complicated and nice reply. A lot of other people manage to. Button has been pants since 2004 and he lucked into his only win ever. That's what I think and I feel no urge to wrap it into nice golden foil. Tell you what, if the guy wasn't British but let's say Japanese, the same people would say his a crappy driver. Well I won't fell into this stupid nationalistic merry go around. We've been through this before. As soon as a Brit says something good about a British driver that you don't agree with, you accuse them of being nationalistic. You don't seem to credit those who make such comments with any rational thought — for you, it must come down to nationality. This is simply untrue. I also find it rather offensive. Personally, I derived great pleasure from Button's win because it was a very well-thought-out drive in difficult conditions, and because it was a surprise, just as Olivier Panis actually drove really well in Monaco in 1996 and that was a surprise. The same would have been said of a Sato victory at some point, had it happened. If you class yourself as an enthusiast, you too ought to derive pleasure from the unexpected happening. It's not all down to luck. It's an old cliché, but there's an extent to which you make your own luck. And I have to say that you are on very thin ice when accusing others of blind bias.
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