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Anonymous
>>232772 Exactly. There is a distinct bias towards Ferrari in the FIA, and anyone who doesn't see it is wilfully blind. Max Mosely has even gone so far as to come just short of saying as much, explaining that, paraphrasing, 'Ferrari is, because of their history, brand, and connection, the most important team in F1, and is the only Italian manufacturer (STR is a joke). As the British president of an organization regulating a sport owned by a British citizen, composing of predominantly british teams, we have to be careful to make absolutely sure we are not to appear to favor their, primarily british, competition. We have to give them certain advantages to keep them in the sport.'
I'll try and dig up the source for that, but I am pretty sure I am remembering it correctly. I'm not a fan of Mclaren. I happen support Lewis Hamilton because I think it's a great story, and I like Heikki because he comes across as a bit nervous n interviews, like the kind of guy who is never sure people are going to laugh at his jokes. I find that hilarious and endearing. But I really don't have any inherent preference of one team or the other. All I know is that McLaren got fucked in the ass last year, and while I think they fucked up in a big way, I don't believe it was handled well, and I don't believe for a moment it was anything extraordinarily unusual behavior within the paddock.
The FIA is Ferrari biased. Not enough to make the sport not worth watching, nor enough to *really* sway things one way or the other...but it is there. Ferrari is too big, too important. It's inevitable.
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