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Originally Posted by F87source
Depends on the extent, if it is light hearted for the jokes, or if they are deep in the craze of I absolutely hate this driver and I will try to smear his every action/acomplishment.
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Ok, but who's going to be the judge of it? What some consider lighthearted jokes, others see like a red flag.
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Or if you are in the same country as an f1 driver you might support them because they are your fellow countrymen. In both cases you are supporting a driver or team due to influences outside of what a driver or team stands for, does that mean you are no longer a true fan of the sport?
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Actually the driver drives for a specific country. So that is not entirely an influence outside of what the driver stands for imho.
And his national anthem is played when he wins.
And in F1 historically teams were also driving for specific countries. That is why Ferrari's are still painted red.
Nationality and sports are in general very intertwined. Just look at the olympics.