andrew wrote:So querying the viability of an American scheme is anti-American? That doesn't make any sense to me.
That isn't what anyone is talking about.
And what we are talking about hasn't anything to do with taking a joke poorly.
Like I said...It goes unnoticed by all but those from the U.S.. It's mostly small digs...that add up.
Yes a lot of it has to do with the stereotypes and misconceptions...of us.
I am probably a little more sensitive than some after just having a falling out over just this thing where I also got this..."Well I don't care if you make fun of us". That's not an answer. If a certain person doesn't have pride, that means I must fore-go mine? I don't think so.
I don't think a person should have to face belittling remarks based on country of origin or religion or any of that crap. F1 is an international community and should be above that.
I mean hell,,,there are probably some good, smart, pretty and not smelly French people.
Now..Can we move on to the topic...F1s return to the U.S. and whether people,,enough people, will travel from all points of the United States, probably to the tune of close to 100,000, with tourists from around the world timing their travels to take in the U.S.G.P. pushing total attendance to well over 100,000.
To achieve anything, you must be prepared to dabble on the boundary of disaster.”
Sir Stirling Moss