National anthem
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- 11th September 2011, 15:00 at 3:00 pm #130055MarcusAureliusParticipant
Everytime at the end of the German national anthem for Vettel I’m humming the start of the Italian national anthem…
I guess I’ve seen so many Schumacher & Ferrari wins the Italian anthem seems glued to the end of the German one….
11th September 2011, 15:19 at 3:19 pm #178016GeorgeParticipantIf only. The Austrian anthem is the worst one I’ve ever heard
11th September 2011, 15:37 at 3:37 pm #178017CristianParticipantWe did once when he won for Toro Rosso !
11th September 2011, 20:01 at 8:01 pm #178018IcthyesParticipantI remember Allen saying how it was ominous that it was the same sequence as we got used to with Schumacher. Guess he was right!
5th July 2015, 22:14 at 10:14 pm #301662StrontiumParticipantWhat was everyone’s opinion on that ‘British’ national anthem, ‘Gad Save our Queen’, today?
Personally I thought it was a disgrace.
5th July 2015, 22:54 at 10:54 pm #301665Bradley DowntonParticipant@strontium – Oh, Alesha Dixon completely ruined it, and I didn’t think it was possible to ruin something that sounds so dull! We need a more chirpy upbeat anthem I think.
5th July 2015, 23:14 at 11:14 pm #301666StrontiumParticipantNot only that, but surely the entire solo singing before a sporting event an American tradition? That isn’t wanted in Britain.
6th July 2015, 5:18 at 5:18 am #301677VMaxMuffinParticipant@strontium it happens here in Australia too, and personally I think it’s better that way. However I think it depends on the country. The Australian, American and Canadian anthems are all songs that are very specifically about the country. I mean, any monarchy could have God Save the Queen/King as the anthem, it’s not very specific to the country. But if any country other than Australia, America or Canada had “Advance Australia Fair”, “O Canada” or “The Star Spangled Banner” as anthems it would obviously be silly (although in the latter, the USA is never actually specifically mentioned).
Basically what I’m trying to say is that, in my mind, the lyrics in the above anthems are much more significant and specific to the country than in the British anthem.
6th July 2015, 7:04 at 7:04 am #301678David Not CoulthardParticipantI really don’t see why Brits seem to noy like their Anthem.
Maybe there should be a referendum to replace it with Dancing with the Moonlit Knight though :p
6th July 2015, 17:11 at 5:11 pm #301687PorscheF1ParticipantWell, all those Brits complaining about the ridiculous levels of nationalism is last years Russian GP sure need to take a look at how they act themselves.
6th July 2015, 20:00 at 8:00 pm #301692StrontiumParticipantWould just like to say as a disclaimer, I wasn’t one of those! (Or I hope not at least.) And I personally don’t mind God Save the Queen, I think it is quite a tune!
6th July 2015, 21:08 at 9:08 pm #301694Iestyn DaviesParticipantTrue @xtwl. National anthem before a race is a bit of an anachronism, but seeing as a lot of the countries are subsidising the races, it’s a concession from Bernie. If only they could play the Sex Pistols version instead..
On Americanisation, as the dominant English culture in a globalised world, it’s noticeable that British culture is adopting more and more facets of it as time goes on.
7th July 2015, 16:41 at 4:41 pm #301739JackySteegParticipantI was surprised that they had the Royal Marines Band (I think that’s what they’re called?) doing their usual business at the front of the grid, but got someone else to sing the anthem acapella. I thought they always did the rendition of the athem…
@davidnotcoulthard might be a tad too long for the podium ceremonies. Mind you, it’s shorter than the Austrian one!7th July 2015, 17:27 at 5:27 pm #301743safeeuropeanhomeParticipantGod Save the Queen is terrible at the best of times, but Alesha Dixon’s version was pretty cringeworthy.
Forgetting the lyrics of the anthem for one moment (which I don’t like) but the tune of God Save the Queen is just so borig. “God Save our gracious Queen, long live our noble queen…” Eurgh. At least with Fratelli D’Italia or La Marseillaise they have a good tune to them, and before a sporting occasion they would get you pumped up to represent your country (although when you look into the lyrics a bit further they are surprisingly violent.)
8th July 2015, 9:22 at 9:22 am #301764Keith CollantineKeymasterI live in hope that one day a British race winner will launch into a lusty rendition of the following:
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