Why Does Anyone Who Complains or Criticises...

[EvelynSmithee]

I don't think it's always the case. Depends on the general perception of the driver too. Leclerc was visibly upset after the last race (which was completely understandable) and no one complained about him leaving the podium for champagne etc. However, if that was a driver that's more negatively perceived by the fans maybe they would react differently?

[Peter Mallett]

Welcome to our friendly forum EvelynSmithee.

[Johno.UK]

Originally Posted by EvelynSmithee

I don't think it's always the case. Depends on the general perception of the driver too. Leclerc was visibly upset after the last race (which was completely understandable) and no one complained about him leaving the podium for champagne etc. However, if that was a driver that's more negatively perceived by the fans maybe they would react differently?

I don't think it's true to say no-one complained. I expect there were quite a few on more active F1 forums.

More and more people these days seem to take everything that is posted on-line as 100% factual and something that the poster believes in totally. A great deal of the time (especially on forums with a strong British contingent) it's all about the windup and fans of a certain driver rise to the bait every single time.

Not something that I do personally but it always staggers me the amount of people that just seem incapable of telling sarcasm and windups from reality.

[Paradise City]

Originally Posted by Casper

I chopped the header short because I couldn't think of a shorter way to put it.

We have a new trend in F1 fandom, if someone within the teams dares to even open his or her mouth and express dissatisfaction of something they are automatically accused of whining by the fandom of the sport. Is it fair to say the fans are whining also? I must admit if anything turns me off F1 it will be the childish attitude of the fans and their attitude surrounding this.

Old days. Media was agricultural. Controversies took awhile to process. Your social circle was in your physical proximity.

These days: social media, large networks, fertile ground for hysteria - everyone loses their mind.

It's probably that.

[S griffin]

And to add to that, sometimes what is said is heat of the moment. We’ve all been there