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I'd like to see a good feud between top drivers but....
In the light of the fans we have in the modern era, would the sport survive it? After all, you only have to start a Schumi is pants/Schumi is God thread here to watch the flame wars ignite.
And could we ever hope for it to be conducted in a civilised manner on the track ever again? After all, in years past, Tazio Nuvolari and Achille Varzi palpably loathed each other, even when they were team mates. But there is no record of them ever taking each other off, or indeed indulging in any form of sharp practice against one another.
Finally, is it just possible that any animosity gets firmly sat on by Bernie and the corporate muscle, just like any personality or character the drivers might make the mistake of showing? Perhaps it's like overtaking. It's not the actual overtaking that is interesting - it is the potential chance of a passing manouvre. Perhaps Max also believes that a feud isn't interesting, but the prospect of a possible squabble that keeps us all watching.
Varzi was an @rse, by the way.
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