Who F1 Fanatic readers support at the start of 2014

58 comments on “Who F1 Fanatic readers support at the start of 2014”

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   Lucas Wilson (@full-throttle-f1)
   11th March 2014, 12:18

   63 people are fans of Max Chilton?
   1. 

      Chris (@tophercheese21)
      11th March 2014, 12:23

      Nah, just multiple accounts.
      1. 

         Lucas Wilson (@full-throttle-f1)
         11th March 2014, 12:26

         Not forgetting his mum and dad, they must be half at least!
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            OneBHK (@onebhk)
            11th March 2014, 12:36

            Dear Keith, please publish the id’s of those who voted for Max Chilton
            1. 

               Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
               11th March 2014, 14:55

               @onebhk That information is available for all active drivers via their biography pages, which are linked above, e.g.:

               Max Chilton
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               bosyber (@bosyber)
               11th March 2014, 18:29

               While I didn’t at the time support all the new rookies yet, that was only bc. I needed this article by @keithcollantine to remind myself to alter my profile @onebhk,@full-throttle-f1 – I usually support all f1 drivers (including, indeed Max), as I want them all to show us great things. Regardless, they are all better drivers than me, I am sure :)
   2. 

      JamieFranklinF1 (@jamiefranklinf1)
      11th March 2014, 20:12

      I am, simply because he was the only one decent enough to come out and greet the fans when I went to the YDT last year. I think it would have been nice if other drivers would have followed suit.
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   Jethro (@jethro)
   11th March 2014, 12:42

   Who do you think is going to have the greatest swing in support numbers over the season? My bet is Magnussen.
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      andae23 (@andae23)
      11th March 2014, 12:48

      Judging by his Twitter followers, yes. Or Bottas if he manages to win a couple of races.
      1. 

         matt90 (@matt90)
         11th March 2014, 16:01

         As somebody looking forward to finding a new young driver who excites me, I expect that at least one of them will win my allegiance.
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            andae23 (@andae23)
            11th March 2014, 17:08

            +1 :)
   2. 

      Joshua Mesh (@joshua-mesh)
      11th March 2014, 13:07

      Massa if he beats Alonso lol
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      Poul Winther (@poul)
      11th March 2014, 15:02

      Then we are not going to bet :-)
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   Dr. Jekyll (@dr-jekyll)
   11th March 2014, 13:06

   Williams is the Beast it seems, hehe
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      Keith Campbell (@keithedin)
      11th March 2014, 13:27

      I was thinking that too ;)

      And what’s even more scary? If you add up the supporters of Massa and Bottas you get…………………..705. Ah well.

      I’ll be mostly supporting Rosberg this year, haven’t really felt like i had one driver to root for the last few years (although i prefer some drivers to others), so i picked out Rosberg as a decent bet at 10:1 (from pre-Bahrain).
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         Dr. Jekyll (@dr-jekyll)
         11th March 2014, 15:20

         hehe good try ;)

         I have quite a few Idols this year: Kimi, Bottas, Magnussen, Rosberg, Kobayashi and Ericsson (Mostly in that order)

         Lame some might say, but I have to spread it out, otherwise No weekend would end in my favour hah!
   2. 

      Paul (@frankjaeger)
      11th March 2014, 19:58

      Kudos on the the avatar bro!
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   dkpioe
   11th March 2014, 13:06

   button and Hamilton 2 and 3,,,, predictable on a .co.uk domain suprising to see raikonnen so high up.
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      Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
      11th March 2014, 14:52

      predictable on a .co.uk domain

      You do realise the domain suffix has no effect on who can visit the site?

      And why make that flawed assumption in the first place when the article includes a reference to a breakdown of site users by region?
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         Poul Winther (@poul)
         11th March 2014, 15:39

         @keithcollantine I think it is a fair assumption to say that it is predictable to see the two main British drivers high in the ranks even if the term should have been “quite UK-dominant site” rather than the domain reference. The countries with the third and fourth highest amount of visitors account for about one third, are both under the queen and have no national drivers.

         I am not certain of the importance of the international approach but in terms of driver popularity F1F obviously doesn’t show the world wide opinion. In fact only Kimi seems to have enough of non-national fanbase to overshadow the strongly UK-skewed polls being from a country of such small population that is also poorly represented in here.
         1. 

            Poul Winther (@poul)
            11th March 2014, 15:44

            Sorry, I forgot we still have one Australian. Somehow that kid is simply transparent to me….
      2. 

         Sam Andrew
         11th March 2014, 16:12

         Maybe if Keith rotated the language he used to write the articles then we might see a more even spread of visitors from around the world :)
         1. 

            Poul Winther (@poul)
            11th March 2014, 16:21

            :-)
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            Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
            11th March 2014, 18:13

            That seems reasonable. OK, tomorrow’s round-up will be in Guarani.
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               bosyber (@bosyber)
               11th March 2014, 18:31

               I had hoped for Czech, I am wanting to learn that and know a few people that could translage @keithcollantine; guess I’ll have to change plan a bit :p
   2. 

      Michael Brown (@)
      11th March 2014, 15:54

      *sigh* Another one of these comments
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   sketchyterry (@sketchyterry)
   11th March 2014, 14:24

   I don’t get all the love for Kimi. Sure what he says can be amusing but I generally find him disrespectful and apart from the odd amusing comment boring to listen to. I don’t hate him or anything, I have a mostly neutral feeling, I just don’t get the love.
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      erix
      11th March 2014, 14:53

      We don’t love him in person, just his overtaking record.
      1. 

         Poul Winther (@poul)
         11th March 2014, 15:42

         …and his knowledge! About what to do, I mean.
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         Mashiat (@)
         11th March 2014, 15:59

         I am 90% sure Alonso and Hamilton have better ones.
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            erix
            12th March 2014, 8:11

            Open youtube.. type f1 overtaking.. and even before you press enter you will find mostly..Kimi Raikkonen.
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      pSynrg (@psynrg)
      11th March 2014, 22:27

      @sketchterry I’m 100% with you on this. I find Kimi arrogant, ignorant and lacking any kind of character. A mid field driver who lucked out on the WDC because McLaren were in-fighting…
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         pSynrg (@psynrg)
         11th March 2014, 22:27

         @sketchyterry

         typo
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         Poul Winther (@poul)
         12th March 2014, 8:14

         You Sir @pSynrg, need a reality check. After all; this alleged mid field driver used to be Schumi’s only serious competitor despite completely unacceptable reliability and came within two points of beating him though his Mercedes engine was blowing up left and right – the same engine that now seems to take some other mid field drivers way ahead of everyone else, including that lucky 4xWDC mid field driver and the Spanish 2xWDC mid fielder, both of whom respects mid-field-Kimi quite a bit.
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         erix
         12th March 2014, 8:23

         I remember when Kimi overtook everyone in Brazil 2003, commentator said “this guy doesn’t afraid of anything or anyone”..too bad SOMEONE (guess who) foolish enough to crash and trigger red flag.
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   Todfod (@todfod)
   11th March 2014, 14:29

   How Jenson is always at the top of that list, simply amazes me
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      GeeMac (@geemac)
      11th March 2014, 15:24

      Given the number of people who bash him in the comments of articles I’m a bit baffled by that one too.
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      Mashiat (@)
      11th March 2014, 16:00

      He’s British.
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      matt90 (@matt90)
      11th March 2014, 16:08

      He’s quite likeable, was an underdog for a long time, and is British, like the largest group of site visitors.
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      Brian C (@bcracing)
      11th March 2014, 16:28

      It probably has something to do with the .co.uk at the end of the domain. Or a lot of ladies from Monaco are fans of the site too.
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      Aced (@)
      11th March 2014, 17:05

      Probably because he’s never cheated in order to win.
   6. 

      Manox (@marussi)
      11th March 2014, 18:52

      he will lose fans as he lose grip ;)
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      Paul (@frankjaeger)
      11th March 2014, 19:59

      I’ve always wondered this but the guy is the most likeable driver on the grid I find
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      JamieFranklinF1 (@jamiefranklinf1)
      11th March 2014, 20:18

      @Todfod – Because he’s a great driver, he’s charismatic, likeable and works well with the media and fans, and seems to be one of the most approachable guys on the grid. Despite a lot of the bashful comments, I’d be surprised if he wasn’t so high up.
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         Girts (@girts)
         12th March 2014, 8:19

         @jamiefranklinf1 I agree!

         I believe that “I don’t understand why that guy has so many supporters” or “He’s so popular here just because he’s British” usually means “I don’t like him so everyone else should despise him, too.”
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            SeaHorse (@seahorse)
            12th March 2014, 8:39

            @todfod @jamiefranklinf1 @girts Actually, I have not been a fan of Jenson and I have also wondered despite all the Jenson bashing regularly happening on here, how he had so many supporters. But, recently I happened to come across an interview he had with Martin Brundle for Sky Sports (sometime during Belgian GP, I guess) and boy, he is so downright a likeable personality. I say this despite I am not actually being a fan of him or a Briton.
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      Max Jacobson (@vettel1)
      12th March 2014, 16:07

      I think a) he smiles and b) he isn’t as good as Alonso or Vettel. People like rooting for the “underdog”: even though he isn’t an underdog – after all he won the world championship – he is considered less likely to win that Alonso, Vettel, Räikkönen or Hamilton I imagine, which tends to lead to glorification of his wins more so than with other, more prolific winners (especially Sebastian).
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   @HoHum (@hohum)
   11th March 2014, 14:31

   I’ll make up my mind as the season progresses, I’ll be looking for a fighting spirit combined with good sportsmanship and car control on the circuit, off the circuit I will expect honest no ** assesments of what went wrong/right. There are many drivers I already have a liking for like Kimi, Nando, Kamui, Jenson, Lewis and of course being Australian I will be watching Dan’s progress closely, I have a forgiving nature so SebV might get the nod if his year is difficult and he handles it with grace and skill. Happy viewing everybody.
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      Poul Winther (@poul)
      11th March 2014, 15:48

      I’ll be looking for a fighting spirit combined with good sportsmanship and car control on the circuit, off the circuit I will expect honest no ** assesments of what went wrong/right.

      Honestly that sounds a lot like the typical description of Kevin to me…
      1. 

         @HoHum (@hohum)
         11th March 2014, 17:58

         Kevin! Kevin who?

         OK just kidding, time will tell.
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   sushant008 (@sushant008)
   11th March 2014, 15:53

   More supporters for Sauber than Force India despite having an appalling driver line-up? I just don’t get it :/
   1. 

      matt90 (@matt90)
      11th March 2014, 16:11

      Not everybody follows a team based on the driver line-up.
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         Rooney (@rojov123)
         11th March 2014, 16:58

         It is mostly influenced by history and success. The bottom four has neither history nor success to their name, yet. Kinda shows why redbull has 4 times the supporters of TorroRosso.
         1. 

            matt90 (@matt90)
            11th March 2014, 18:48

            Toro Rosso won’t get support while they are just a poor relation to Red Bull, acting as a B-team and driver conveyor belt.
   2. 

      Brian C (@bcracing)
      11th March 2014, 16:25

      We want them to be successful, doesn’t mean they will be.
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   Craig Woollard (@craig-o)
   11th March 2014, 19:59

   I find it slightly concerning that Williams have 666 supporters… I thought Maldonado had left the team?
10. 

    Paul (@frankjaeger)
    11th March 2014, 20:05

    Absolutely psyched to see Kamui on the grid this season! I think he’s the guy to deliver Caterham with it’s first points haul
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    Quick Nick (@tasvat001)
    12th March 2014, 7:34

    On the James Allen webite,it stated that Alonso was the most marketable and popular with Kimi and Button about 4th and 5th…..find that interesting

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