When I first watched F1 back in 1988, Williams became my favourite team because Mansell was the British hero back then, even though the car had a pretty poor Judd V8, I stuck with the team even after Mansell had gone to Ferrari because I liked Riccardo Patrese too.
My fondness for Jordan came along as soon as I saw Bertrand Gachot's car line up on the grid at Phoenix with the "you know what" livery. I stuck with Jordan as one of my favourite teams until I went off F1 after the first race of 2004 (don't worry, I got back into it again in 2006
). But I went off Williams when they sacked Damon Hill and followed him to Arrows for that single year, but was overjoyed when he joined Jordan.
When Williams ditched Villeneuve and Frentzen (I didn't like them) I got back into liking them again. When I got back into F1 in 2006 I was quite shocked in the direction Williams had gone and also as to where Jordan had gone. Although the team's been through various incarnations, it just doesn't really feel like what was the Jordan team. I hope Jordan return soon, they will be back one day, EJ wanted to be back this year, but Pro-Drive got in the way.
I had soft spots for other teams like Ligier, Benetton (pre-1994) and also now McLaren because of the Hamilton effect.
"And Mansell was lucky not to be taken off by that
RIDICULOUS bit of driving by Alliot!!" - James Hunt
"AAAAAND into the pitlane.....
OHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!" - Murray Walker
What seem's to be the favored comeback is "Oh your a MOD on a power trip" BUT am I not a F1 fan above all else??
