A recent survey by the Madeup Global Research Group has found Formula One fans "the most tolerant of being shit on, doused in petrol and lit afire" by the object of their fandom.
"You gotta give it to F1 fans," said Bryce Fictionalguy, lead reasearcher for Madeup Global Research Group. "Given the bullshit going on with F1 lately, the fact that they have any fans a'tall who want to pay even 10 euros to watch them race is amazing."
The survey came after the latest in the Festival of Passive/Aggressiveness known as Formula 1. During a real meeting on July 8 in London, members of the biggest teams in F1 were told by the sport's governing body, FIA, that they could not participate in the meeting (held to consider cost-cutting measures).
The angry Formula One Team Association (FOTA) members were told they were not "officially" entered in the 2010 F1 championship (apparently the TPS forms were not filled out in triplicate and notarized by the Dalai Lama himself). So the teams, after learning that they would be ignored, walked out. At which time FIA is rumored to have yelled "you can't walk out, because we're throwing you out" (in German) and then Dean Wermer stood up and said FOTA was already on double-secret probation. Video of the meeting:
(Read a real news story about what actually happened HERE and further lamenting and recounting of festival of news releases that followed at UpdateF1.com HERE.)
"It's a huge shit sandwich and for some reason F1 fans continue to take big bites," said Fictionalguy. "The dogged determination of fans to follow this racing circus is quite remarkable. Makes me think that F1 teams send hash brownies to their fans frequently or something. The devotion of F1 fans to a sport that seems to put their interests somewhere behind 'making sure the sushi in the sky box is fresh' makes European soccer hooligans seem like dispassionate 53-year-old accountants by comparison."
In related news, Madeup Global Research's survey of IndyCar fans showed 91.3 percent said they wanted F1 to continue. Looking inside the numbers, researches found that IndyCar fans felt much much better about the state of their sport every time they read about Formula One, therefore they wanted F1 to continue, preferably as dysfunctionally as possible.
Update: Researchers recently discovered this video of reaction to the possible F1 split:
Goodness...H-word is so angry at Bernie after all the nice things Bernie said about him? Just more proof that he really...wasn't that great a guy
Posted by: H. B. Donnelly | July 09, 2009 at 09:48 AM
Wait a minute. F1 is a sport? I thought it was a cable reality show. Who knew?
Posted by: Tom G. | July 09, 2009 at 10:42 AM
I must admit; as much a I dearly love F1, when I saw the news on pitpass last night about the walk out, i couldn't help but laugh.
It's amazing that both the FIA and FOTA are now releasing press releases filled with childish counter-points to the opposite's accusations.
However, there are apparently some serious shenanigans afoot concerning the newer teams and the way some of Max's cohorts have conducted business; but at least someone is *finally* going to be running for president other than Mosley
Posted by: Leigh O'Gorman | July 09, 2009 at 04:04 PM
Where did you find that pic of Bernie?
Posted by: Brian | July 09, 2009 at 04:41 PM
Is the image of the pile of shit a file photo or your own digital capture??? :) :) :) That's one big a$$ dog... I will think it came from a St. Bernard named BERNIE!!!
Posted by: AZZO45 | July 09, 2009 at 06:45 PM