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andrew wrote:Would people who don't watch F1 know who most of the drivers are?Aside from their country's drivers and the odd legend (Schumi, Senna etc), i don't think so tbh...
andrew wrote:No he wouldnt. He's done didly squat. And he's hardly famous. Known by F1 people but thats it. The drivers on the otherhand will be known by people not interested in F1 because they're on TV adverts and advertising hordings. So if you subscribe to the theory that its famous people who get knighted then the drivers clearly have it over Whitmarsh.racechick wrote:Damned if I know but he's famous. Those types eventually get one just for being alive. He'd deserve it as much as his drivers.andrew wrote:What for?LewEngBridewell wrote:Sir Martin Whitmarsh?He deserves it.
MACH141 wrote:Goodness me, they're SERIOUSLY behind the times!andrew wrote:this is a fact .... In my country people know only Shumacher and Ferrari.vaptin wrote:Would people who don't watch F1 know who most of the drivers are?andrew wrote:I'm not so sure, popularity is normally rewarded sure, but that's sort of the point of national awards isn't it? People who have contributed to the nation, really popular people would have done so.racechick wrote:Damned if I know but he's famous. Those types eventually get one just for being alive. He'd deserve it as much as his drivers.andrew wrote:What for?LewEngBridewell wrote:Sir Martin Whitmarsh?He deserves it.
I wouldn't say Whitmarsh though, is particularly famous or popular, would people who don't watch F1 know who he is?
racechick wrote:No you're right its rubbish. It would just sink even lower if the likes of Whitmarsh got it.I wouldn't mind seeing Ron Dennis getting it. He is responsible for most of the success McLaren has had thus far, not to mention being the visionary of the MTC and McLaren road car operations.
Hammer278 wrote:Yes, if they're gonna dish them out Ron should get one. Compared to Ron, Whitmarsh isnt even in the race.racechick wrote:No you're right its rubbish. It would just sink even lower if the likes of Whitmarsh got it.I wouldn't mind seeing Ron Dennis getting it. He is responsible for most of the success McLaren has had thus far, not to mention being the visionary of the MTC and McLaren road car operations.
scotty wrote:Much like I can only name a few very famous footballers.andrew wrote:Would people who don't watch F1 know who most of the drivers are?Aside from their country's drivers and the odd legend (Schumi, Senna etc), i don't think so tbh...
What's Burning? wrote:The world doesn't care about anyone being knighted! Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire... It's a meaningless symbolic remnant of a title. Sir Elton John? Sir Richard Branson? Sir Wayne Newton?Correct. As a country, we are quite retarded and slow to modernise. I guess one could get a few quid for their medal on E-bay.
racechick wrote:No he wouldnt. He's done didly squat. And he's hardly famous. Known by F1 people but thats it. The drivers on the otherhand will be known by people not interested in F1 because they're on TV adverts and advertising hordings. So if you subscribe to the theory that its famous people who get knighted then the drivers clearly have it over Whitmarsh.I wouldn't say he's done didly squat. He's done his job. Same as his drivers have done their jobs. Same as I do my job so where's my bloody award that I can sell on E-bay or use to become tabloid fodder by being a famous drunk and never work another day in my life.
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