Is F1 better if you're not invested in a particular driver?

[JonChalk]

With JB quitting, I find myself in an unusual position.

Since earliest TV watching, I have supported Mansell, Brundle, Hill, then JB. Which from memory is an unbroken, sometimes overlapping chain.

I now find myself not particularly caring about any driver to support, whilst retaining a kind of low-level, team-level support for Williams.

Having watched the Aus GP this morning, I can't decide whether I like this or not, although this morning's race was not a shining example of excitement.

So who else watched F1, whilst not supporting a specific driver?

[JonChalk]

Good responses guys - mostly along same lines.

Am minded to kind-of-support-in-an-underdog-lets-see-what-happens-way Grosjean this year - thought his sixth in Quali was typical underdog stuff & shame his race ended early.

But going to relax and enjoy and see what happens.

Nothing quite compares to the last few years of watching live timing screens for "is Button going faster than / catching / being caught by Alonso" whilst both in 14th/15th, rather than watching the screen!!

[JonChalk]

Bradgate said:

.......... same way I support Leicester Tigers or..........

Oooohhhh......swing and a miss ;-)


(from a Glos fan :-) )

[JonChalk]

bobbo89 said:

Don't massively support any particular driver however last year I did find myself leaning towards wanting Rosberg to win the title.

I've always quite liked Raikkonen too and now the Ferrari looks goods I suppose I'll be cheering him more than in previous years.

And like others have said, I quite like to see an underdog do well and I think Grosjean is hugely underrated so I always like to see him do well.

Have to admit to admiring Raikkonen (I even have a "Leave me alone. I know what I'm doing" mug at work. Sad :-) ), and one reason being that he is the complete opposite of Hamilton & couldn't give a toss what I, you or anyone else thinks of him, or whether we're supporting him or not.

[JonChalk]

WitnessProtection said:

Personal view is that singular support potentially clouds your enjoyment by making a fantastic drive by a driver you don't support feel like a negative. If you're channeling your enjoyment of the sport through a singular lens, you're going to miss out on a lot of other stuff IMO.

Good point. Hoping that this turns out to be the case.

[JonChalk]

Ahonen said:

..... (apart from the Canadian race in '11, which is one of my all time favourite races) ........

Me too!

Ahonen said:

There are some sports that I enjoy watching out of interest, like biathlon.....

Me too!

...we'll see how we go this weekend, hopefully, China will be more of a "race" & there will be action, if not I can watch Indycar and MotoGP.