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View Poll Results: #1 LMP1 Team Fandom of your choice?
Porsche Team 15 19.48%
Audi Sport Team Joest 18 23.38%
Toyota Racing 19 24.68%
Rebellion Racing 8 10.39%
ByKolles Racing Team 3 3.90%
*No strict favorite for me* 14 18.18%
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Old 1 May 2016, 16:18 (Ref:3637560)   #51
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I'm feeling a bit simple. I just watch because I enjoy it. I support a team because I like them.
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Old 1 May 2016, 16:41 (Ref:3637568)   #52
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For the same reasons people become attached to teams/individuals of any sporting discipline - a sense of belonging or an attachment to a manufacturer from a significant event, be it within or outside motorsport. The only facet that doesn't translate particularly well is the locality of the teams, seeing as the manufacturers are global, corporate behemoths.

While you and I choose not to ascribe these feelings to any team I don't think it's hard to see why others do, especially for those who actively ignore the more popular team (i.e. ball) sports for chasing $£€s at the expense of the culture and fans.

At least it keeps the Audi/Porsche/Toyota threads ticking over nicely!
I see that, but I unless you do have a deep connection with these brands for whatever reason, I can't imagine how you'd get so attached to one brand over any of the others. It's not like major manufacturers represent a community.*

What I was getting at was fans who would rather their team completely blitz the rest of the field than see an exciting race. Or the "trash talking" of other teams - when the teams don't even do that themselves.


*but small teams can, like Pescarolo. They're sorely missed.
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Old 1 May 2016, 16:43 (Ref:3637569)   #53
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Yes, far better to "trash talk" an entire series
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Yes, far better to "trash talk" an entire series
We never do that! That's something F1 fans would do and that's why we're infinitely better than them.
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Out of the current LMP1 teams, for me it's Toyota, Porsche and then Audi.

My two favourite brands are Ferrari (which I admit I am a big fanboy of) and Porsche, but for some reason I can't feel that attached to the 919 (livery?).

But I must say that I always found Japanese LMP designs to be pretty stunning (The Minolta Toyota in Gran Turismo, all the TS0X0 cars, the various Nissan prototypes and the Mazda 787B). So I'm currently rooting for Toyota, moreso because they have been far from victory lane for too long.

But most of all, I am looking forward to a 3 way battle for the lead, which hasn't really materialized as of yet.
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We never do that! That's something F1 fans would do and that's why we're infinitely better than them.
totally agree but i still have that soft spot for Rebellion and whatever result they achieve, just hoping they get a good result at Spa
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We never do that! That's something F1 fans would do and that's why we're infinitely better than them.
I don't find this particularly funny. The cliche argument that the most of the sportscar fans would think themselves as more pure and objective people than F1 fans in the first place is flawed.

I don't understand the need to bring up this F1 vs sportscars (WEC) topic again anyway.
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I'm quietly confident that G4J wasn't being entirely serious with that comment.

Back on topic - yes, global manufacturers don't really represent communities (I actually typed this in my first reply).

Slightly off topic again - unlike the WEC F1 is a driver-centric series, so like every other high-level single seater series - and you can include MotoGP/WSB in there as well - it's easier to get attached to a single driver. Living things tend to make for better vessels of affection than inanimate objects, however technologically advanced they are.

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A couple of sarcasm meters need recalibrating it seems...
What? Of course it was crystal clear sarcasm, and my comment reflects on that.
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The cliche argument that the most of the sportscar fans would think themselves as more pure and objective people than F1 fans in the first place is flawed.
We know very different F1 fans, then.

Most F1 fans that I know either approve or don't mind the tyre farce and DRS, or any other artificiality, that goes on there. Even more people like SC to come up on "boring" races to "spice things up"

On average, I think sportscar fans are far more against gimmicks than F1 ones.

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As for the "trash talking" subject, at least around here, I think the typical behaviour is quite gentleman like. I usually see people praising Audi, or Porsche, for their recent achievements and I can't even remember really low level trash talk around here.
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I'd love the running order to be:
Audi
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ByKolles/Lotus/WhatEverWeWantToCallItNowBecauseItDoesn'tMatter,We'reVeryUncompetitveAnyway
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I'd have to pluck for Porsche, closely followed by Toyota. Historical reasons - and the fact that absence makes the heart grow fonder.
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According to the data so far, the real elitists are Kolles fans.
I should badge myself to distinguish from you commoners ;P
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