Comments on: Olympians, like F1 drivers, told to keep their celebrations under control

By: Spud

Spud — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 19:29:10 +0000

The ~~international running-and-jumping festival~~ Olympics finally came to a close over the weekend.

I don’t think its ever been called that before.

By: Jack - The Original - Accept No Substitutes!

Jack - The Original - Accept No Substitutes! — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 16:18:27 +0000

They are called “celebrations” for a reason – you’re supposed to celebrate!
Usain Bolt ploughed across the finish line in the 100m punching his chest and waving his arms. One man from the IOC says “That’s bad”. Everyone else says “Wow, Bolt’s cool, what a great personality, it’s people like him that make kids want to do athletics”.
It’s pretty obvious who’s right, huh?

By: William Wilgus

William Wilgus — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:00:35 +0000

Chris:

Certainly, the amount of additional pollution is small compared that caused by the entire event. While I can’t fault those who think doing donuts adds to the event—beauty is in the eyes of the beholder—it comes across to me as childish. Further: although the probability is no doubt small, donuts are just one more opportunity for something to wrong—including causing injury to someone.

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:02:59 +0000

William Wilgus:

The additional pollution caused by a celebratory smoke-up or 2 would be marginal and would not register a blip on the total emissions of a race weekend, rendering this a weak argument. I watched Spa last year and Kimi’s celebration made an otherwise processional event worth watching. We can watch Stoner/ Lorenzo/ Rossi et al do this sort of thing every weekend on the GP bikes but not the F1 boys…shame, because it would definitely add to the spectacle.

By: Becken

Becken — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:28:46 +0000

Ok, sweet!!!!

By: Alianora La Canta

Alianora La Canta — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:09:39 +0000

Winning is supposed to feel good, and we as fans want the drivers to look like they feel good after winning. For the FIA to stop just about any action that could be construed as such makes F1 look staider than it should.

By: Pink Peril

Pink Peril — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 23:44:30 +0000

I think the drivers should be allowed to collect flags, do a dance, hug a fan – whatever to celebrate after winning a race.

What harm if they do? Why do they need to be automatons devoid of personality and character?

I remember Alonso on the front of his car after winning the 2006 Oz GP, pretending to be a Kangaroo. It was funny to watch – showed a playful side to him we don’t often see.

Let’s have more of it, I say. And if any F1 driver is looking for a fan to hug and/or celebrate with after a race, let the record show that I am prepared to take one for the team, and be that fan

By: William Wilgus

William Wilgus — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:49:11 +0000

KB:

Certainly pollution: exhaust emissions & tire smoke / dust:

“. . . about 60% of tire fragments (tire dust) are so small that they can enter the deep portions of the human lung where the latex rubber in the tire dust may cause allergic reactions ranging in severity from rhinitis (runny nose), conjunctivitis (tearful eyes), to hives (urticaria), bronchial asthma, and occasionally even a life-threatening condition called anaphylactic shock. [3] Asthma, and asthma deaths, have increased dramatically during the past 20 years, especially among children, and specialists have been searching in vain for causes. ”

I’m sure there are other sources of info on this, but here’s the one I quoted:

http://www.ejnet.org/rachel/rehw439.htm

By: Racer X

Racer X — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:13:57 +0000

I demand more doughnuts!!! need to spice-up F1!

By: TommyB

TommyB — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:20:56 +0000

Haha “Felipe! Felipe! Felipe! Felipe Massa from Brasil!”