Comments on: Would you boo at an F1 race? (Video)

By: Pete

Pete — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:16:15 +0000

I turn the TV off just before the end of a race if f are about to win. I’ve never watched a f victory on 20+ years.

As for booing I’ve never booed at a race, but I shout and cheer every time a f crashes or blows up. The greatest moment was watching from the grandstand as schumacher crash into the wall of champions. The loudest noise I have ever heard* was the cheering crowd.

* I work in military aviation, the cheers put the noise of an afterburning jet to shame.

By: Sam

Sam — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 21:50:16 +0000

I’m a fan of the sport, not the politics behind it. I love racing and I have done it since I was young. I won’t boo at a driver, but I will certainly boo for foul play.

By: Christoph

Christoph — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 03:42:48 +0000

I don’t like booing drivers or teams, but I cant stand when people rejoice at accidents – like when Schumacher broke his leg at Silverstone. There were people in the grandstand dancing around! I’ve never really been a fan of his, but that behaviour is a disgrace.

By: ajokay

ajokay — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 18:16:54 +0000

I’ve boo’d sitting on centre course at Wimbledon, I definately think there should be more booing in tennis, it’s far too polite.

As for F1, I’ve only ever been to one race (2005 British Grand Prix), and I was far to happy to be there to think about booing anyone. I think JPM won that day (I was sat at Club, I had no idea about what happened elsewhere on th track, and when) so definately no need to boo there.

By: the limit

the limit — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 03:06:38 +0000

The only time I have ever booed during a race was whilst watching the Adelaide race back in 1994, just after the Schumacher/Hill confrontation. My lasting memory, is of Schumacher waiting by the side of the
circuit, peering through the safety fence, waiting for Hill’s Williams to reappear.
Ofcourse, it never did! When Michael realises this, a wry smile emerges on his face as is confronted with the fact that he is now the world champion.
For me, the agony of 1994, and everything Hill and the Williams team went through, was just too much for me.
To see them cheated out of it like that, was very hard.
I am ashamed to say that I destroyed a perfectly good television after that race, I was so gutted.
I felt alot better, three years later, seeing Schumacher fall flat on his face at Jerez, attempting to pull the same trick on Villeneuve.
That time, my screams were of joy, and my tv survived for another year.

By: Eric

Eric — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:43:20 +0000

I was at Indy in 2005, I booed long and I booed hard!

By: amy

amy — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:59:28 +0000

yeah, boing just shows how enthusiastic you are about a sport, you care enough to boo like you would care enough to cheer! FORZA FERRARI!

By: Shahriar Ahsan

Shahriar Ahsan — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:11:05 +0000

ya… booing is a natural act ot subconsious mind while a person is involved in a sporting event :p

By: Robert McKay

Robert McKay — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:10:12 +0000

“The only instance that I would have booed at a race would be either at Indy 2005 or A1 Ring 2002.” – M Smith, post 2.

I second that.

By: teamorders

teamorders — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:33:35 +0000

I boo when I turn on my shiny new 50″ plasma HD TV to watch the F1 and am confronted with an awful SD picture….. BOOOO!!

Is it Bernie, or is it the host countries feed, or is it my local network, I don’t know, but seriously this is 2008 and we’re not all watching 48cm CRT tvs.