[DScofield]

Hi all,

I havn't posted much on TSR but am a great F1 fan and have been watching it since I was 7 or 8 and would like to find out which drivers/teams are the most and least popular here. Sorry if this has been posted many times before.

For me, Kimi has been my favourite driver since 2005ish and you can imagine my delight when he came back. Hope he is able to qualify well this coming weekend and challenge the big guys.

Also a great fan of Alonso, M.Schumacher and Jenson.

Although I like Lewis when he is driving aggressively and quickly I dislike his attitude and I think the way he was last weekend sums up why I don't like him so much.

My favourite team would have to be McLaren though, had 1 uncle and 1 grandfather who worked closely with them so my family have always supported them.

What about you guys?

[mikeyd85]

I dislike Maldonado and JEV. Former on his performances in F1 over the last couple of years, latter because of one kart race where he was very disrespectful of other drivers on the grid.

Generally I tend to dislike winning drivers in obviously superior cars. Schumi in the Ferrari days, JB at Brawn (I rate him much higher after his years at McLaren than his WDC at Brawn), Vettel over the last two years. I like a tight battle for the championship.

Driver behaviour and attitude also comes in to it. Lewis was fantastic in his first two years, not so much now. Alonso was a monkey at McLaren, but I like him at Ferrari.

I don't really have a stead fast F1 allegiance. I liked Ferrari in the Berger / Alesi days, Williams with Hill but not JV. HATED Ferrari in the Schumi dominance era. Stopped watching for a few years. Got back in to F1 when Lewis joined McLaren, supported them then and have stayed with them since.

I currently also support Force India for their continued efforts over the last few years, Caterham because they are very British historically and have Heikki. Heikki is awesome, even though he went backwards very often at McLaren.

So, mainly it's teams with either terrible luck, British drivers or those that over achieve from time to time.

[DScofield]

Interesting, thanks for sharing mikeyd.

[The_master616]

I have my preferred drivers in F1 but always acknowledge when others have done well.

Drivers I like and will on: Jenson Button, Bruno Senna, Kamui Kobayashi, Kimi Raikkonen

Teams I like: Mclaren, Sauber, Williams, Lotus

Drivers I dislike: Pastor Maldonado, Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso, Micheal Shumacher

It can change from time to time and I have my reasons for liking/disliking the above. For example, I like Jenson because he's developed into a very good driver indeed and slogs away to get results. I like Kaumi Kobayashi because he's an exciting fast driver who isn't afraid to pass and does so spectacularly.

I dislike Pastor Maldonado because he's a thug on track and has poor racecraft. Crashing out in Australia proves it. I dislike Lewis Hamilton mainly for his attitude and occasional thuggishness on track.

[SciFiRory]

generally follow any English/British drivers who are in the sport out of interest.

support Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton at the moment also like Kimi Raikonen and Kamui Kobayashi

never strictly followed one team, but I like McLaren at the moment.

[mikeyd85]

It's certainly interesting how in F1 people will follow several teams / drivers and that support is not always guaranteed. I can think of a few sports where that kind of attitude would be shunned! Haha!

I forgot to post before that I'm also a Kobayashi fan. The legend that he is!

[Moleman1996]

Not a big f1 fan but if I had to pick someone it'd be Jensen Button

[Rakas21]

I am a Ferrari fan but my soft spot is for Massa, the way they treated him in 2010 was appalling and it is no wonder that he lacks motivation now.

I am ultimately a Schumi fan and while i will admit that i got excited when Kimi or Montoya would win and break his dominance, i always stuck with him and still do. People can say that it was the car but i do believe he is the greatest F1 driver to have lived.

[mikeyd85]

(Original post by Rakas21)
People can say that it was the car but i do believe he is the greatest F1 driver to have lived.

You can argue that all you like, but as we've seen with Vettel and Webber last year, you've still got to be able to use that car to win races.

[Lib]

Be kinda weird if I supported anyone other than Lotus...

And I do like a good British win, but I'd rather it was Button (or DiResta) than Hamilton.

[SciFiRory]

(Original post by Lib)
Be kinda weird if I supported anyone other than Lotus...

And I do like a good British win, but I'd rather it was Button (or DiResta) than Hamilton.

Di Resta I like, but can't see him getting big points with Force India!

Lotus got any chance of wins this year you think? be good to see Kimi competitive again

[mikeyd85]

(Original post by Lib)
Be kinda weird if I supported anyone other than Lotus...

And I do like a good British win, but I'd rather it was Button (or DiResta) than Hamilton.

Were you a Renault fan before you joined them?

[Lib]

(Original post by mikeyd85)
Were you a Renault fan before you joined them?

I probably followed drivers (Hill, JV, DC, FA, Kubica) more than teams before I rocked up here, I guess. But then my more recent driver choices fell in line with the teams drivers in part too!

[f1mad]

MS+Merc GP.

[CB91]

(Original post by The_master616)
I have my preferred drivers in F1 but always acknowledge when others have done well.

Drivers I like and will on: Jenson Button, Bruno Senna, Kamui Kobayashi, Kimi Raikkonen

Teams I like: Mclaren, Sauber, Williams, Lotus

Drivers I dislike: Pastor Maldonado, Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso, Micheal Shumacher

It can change from time to time and I have my reasons for liking/disliking the above. For example, I like Jenson because he's developed into a very good driver indeed and slogs away to get results. I like Kaumi Kobayashi because he's an exciting fast driver who isn't afraid to pass and does so spectacularly.

I dislike Pastor Maldonado because he's a thug on track and has poor racecraft. Crashing out in Australia proves it. I dislike Lewis Hamilton mainly for his attitude and occasional thuggishness on track.

Who doesn't like Kimi?

[Motorbiker]

Favourite teams
Mclaren(Awesome english team, whats not to love)
Caterham(Best of the newbies so far and great efforts to break into the midfield)

FAvourite drivers
The British ones obviously...
Raikkonnen(Who can't love the iceman?)
Kobayashi(His mad overtakes are still good)
Perez( First race, one stops when everyone else does 2 or 3 and gets point(before DSQ))

In addition to the team/driverss i love there are teams i'm indifferent to and then a few i don't like so i normally have a favourite of any 2 drivers battling.

[jelly1000]

My team allegiance has changed over time but atm McClaren as an all British team are my favourite. I've been a Hamilton fan since he first started in F1, I know his last couple of season he's not always been great but I can understand his frustration, and it says a lot about him that last season which by his standards was poor, he got 3 wins and Alonso, who most people would rate higher, only got 1.

Other favourite drivers: Kimi, Perez, Kobayashi, JB, Di Resta

[dj1015]

No 1 team is Williams, but I am really egging on Sauber as they deserve to do well

Fav driver - Jenson.

[AFC Andy]

Used to be BMW (Williams/Sauber) so I continue to support those two teams . Also like the McLaren drivers

[Stringer987]

(Original post by jelly1000)
My team allegiance has changed over time but atm McClaren as an all British team are my favourite. I've been a Hamilton fan since he first started in F1, I know his last couple of season he's not always been great but I can understand his frustration, and it says a lot about him that last season which by his standards was poor, he got 3 wins and Alonso, who most people would rate higher, only got 1.

Other favourite drivers: Kimi, Perez, Kobayashi, JB, Di Resta

But Mclaren had the better car. Its not all about the wins. Who got more points at the end fo the season?