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The Aust F1 GF this weekend is the first one post-Mark Webber, and I have to say that I won't miss Mark Webber.
I have never been a fan of the guy. He is the master of excuses. Whenever he lost, he blamed the car, his teammate, the team, officialdom, the sun got in his eyes, it was that time of the month etc. It was always someone else's doing that we didn't win. He never said that he drove a poor race, or that his opponents were just too quick for him, and they were better on the day. Humility was not in Webber's vocabulary.
I told my F1 loving brother that I think that Webber retired because he had got to the last page of his favourite book, "101 Excuses For Losing".
Webber also loved playing the "victim". He was the Australian driver being held down by his team, and by the officials. He played the underdog card and tried to get the public and media to feel sorry for him.
When he had to drop back for Vettel, he acted very unprofessionally, and stirred by the media to turn on Vettel, who, if Webber had done the exact same thing, he would have been a hero. But Vettel wasn't Australian, so he was castigated. Webber always made it about himself.
Also, when he finally did win, he carried on with over-the-top celebrations, where he sounded like a woman on her wedding night. It was cringe-worthy.
I don't see why he couldn't just be someone who was respectful and humble. He still would have had the country behind him. But he chose the "stick it to the man" mentality which appeals to the great unwashed.
If any other racer acted like Webber did, they would be criticised for it, but, when it is an Australian doing it, it suddenly becomes okay. How hypocritical.
I am glad Webber is no longer there. Instead, I am going to go for Daniel Ricciardo in this race. So far he seems like a more grounded and more humble bloke. However, I don't feel he will ever get the same love from the media and public that Webber got, because he is a bit of a pretty boy (which most F1 fans, who are blokes, don't like e.g. Michael Clarke gets similar treatment), and he won't try to stick it to those above him , which won't make him as relatable.
Wonder how many posts in before someone accuses me of being unpatriotic? My problem is that I am not xenophobic.
I have never been a fan of the guy. He is the master of excuses. Whenever he lost, he blamed the car, his teammate, the team, officialdom, the sun got in his eyes, it was that time of the month etc. It was always someone else's doing that we didn't win. He never said that he drove a poor race, or that his opponents were just too quick for him, and they were better on the day. Humility was not in Webber's vocabulary.
I told my F1 loving brother that I think that Webber retired because he had got to the last page of his favourite book, "101 Excuses For Losing".
Webber also loved playing the "victim". He was the Australian driver being held down by his team, and by the officials. He played the underdog card and tried to get the public and media to feel sorry for him.
When he had to drop back for Vettel, he acted very unprofessionally, and stirred by the media to turn on Vettel, who, if Webber had done the exact same thing, he would have been a hero. But Vettel wasn't Australian, so he was castigated. Webber always made it about himself.
Also, when he finally did win, he carried on with over-the-top celebrations, where he sounded like a woman on her wedding night. It was cringe-worthy.
I don't see why he couldn't just be someone who was respectful and humble. He still would have had the country behind him. But he chose the "stick it to the man" mentality which appeals to the great unwashed.
If any other racer acted like Webber did, they would be criticised for it, but, when it is an Australian doing it, it suddenly becomes okay. How hypocritical.
I am glad Webber is no longer there. Instead, I am going to go for Daniel Ricciardo in this race. So far he seems like a more grounded and more humble bloke. However, I don't feel he will ever get the same love from the media and public that Webber got, because he is a bit of a pretty boy (which most F1 fans, who are blokes, don't like e.g. Michael Clarke gets similar treatment), and he won't try to stick it to those above him , which won't make him as relatable.
Wonder how many posts in before someone accuses me of being unpatriotic? My problem is that I am not xenophobic.
