Chinese Grand Prix 2015, Shanghai - Race 3/19
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Hamilton clearly popular with his German fellow drivers 
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Couple of reasonably good wheel-to-wheel battles, but on the whole a pretty forgettable race.
And Bahrain next. Oh joy.
Lines of girls reminds me about this article:
http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2015/04/03/why-f1-should-adopt-the-wecs-ban-on-grid-girls/
Really need to get rid of this pathetically sexist practice, really has no place in this day and age. Women have enough of an uphill struggle in motorsport generally without F1 portraying them as good for nothing but standing about looking pretty.
They should use kids instead. Get some young local motorsport fans instead, much as football teams have mascots lead them out. Be great for the kids and the image of F1.
http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2015/04/03/why-f1-should-adopt-the-wecs-ban-on-grid-girls/
Really need to get rid of this pathetically sexist practice, really has no place in this day and age. Women have enough of an uphill struggle in motorsport generally without F1 portraying them as good for nothing but standing about looking pretty.
They should use kids instead. Get some young local motorsport fans instead, much as football teams have mascots lead them out. Be great for the kids and the image of F1.
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You ever thought the girls may like it and make a lot of cash on the side.
Who cares? It's the wrong image of women in motorsport and of women in general tbh and F1 would do well to follow the WEC's lead on it.
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Sensible questions on the podium from someone who appeared to know what was going on in the race.... so a total change of format?
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What a selfish attitude and a bit sexist. Maybe you'd like men there instead?
I know lets ban everything that women like doing.
What a selfish attitude and a bit sexist. Maybe you'd like men there instead?
I know lets ban everything that women like doing.
LMAO! Just because the invididual women involved may enjoy doing it and/or appreciate the money doesn't mean it doesn't project the wrong, sexist image.
I'm sure the women who participate in beauty pageants like doing it but that doesn't mean they don't have a totally sexist image and promote the objectification of women. That's why they're not broadcast by the main channels any longer.
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The field must not include 1-6. Pretty boring race when no action is at the business end of the race.
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God what a 1800s attitude. I feel sorry for your Mrs as she can't play dress up at night
Anyway. The season is going to plan so far for Lewis.
What a selfish attitude and a bit sexist. Maybe you'd like men there instead?
I know lets ban everything that women like doing.
You're being naive if you think they are making ''lot of cash on the side.'' and even if they did it doesn't matter, the bigger picture and importance of the point at stake is far greater than a handful of people making some dollar!!
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You're being naive if you think they are making ''lot of cash on the side.'' and even if they did it doesn't matter, the bigger picture and importance of the point at stake is far greater than a handful of people making some dollar!!
Well at least it's not Hamilton people are picking on.
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Beauty pageants aren't shown on tv anymore... because they paid to show them... and no one actually wants to watch them. If you think that proves that pretty women doesn't translate to money on tv and film.... lol. Sex sells, always has, always will, because it's an innate part of humanity. We are attracted to people and prefer to look at prettier things, that goes for cars, women, men, art, landscapes, buildings, everything. Humans objectify everything, but it's only an issue when we objectify women and only lately with ultra feminism and double standard crap coming in.
It's horrific if a woman is objectified for her looks to sell something... entirely fine for a man to be objectified for his looks to sell something, no one complains about the latter, the former a small subgroup of society has got their knickers in a twist about all of a sudden.
The entire grid, currently all male, is on magazine covers, throughout magazines in interviews and adverts, often with shirts off or whatever trying to sell products. Women do it and the world is awful, men do it, fine. You think Beckham was one of the biggest earners from sponsorship, modelling and the like because he was a pretty damn good but no where near the best footballer... or because he was one of the best looking. It's fine for women to see him in an advert selling something in just his underwear, but looking a pretty women is somehow awful.
It's the same stupid argument where women complain about thin models or pretty actresses as portraying unrealistic expectations for men and how it's bad. But no one talks about overly muscled up guys or good looking guys who are beyond the average man being the same thing. The classic meme is women complain about Barbie being unrealistic, but He-man/almost any other male cartoon/superhero... is a completely realistic expectation for women?
get over yourself, if humans ONLY objectified women, that would be sexist, but humans objectify or judge EVERYTHING. Asking for women to be the ONLY thing that can't be objectified.... is sexist itself.
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Sounds like the press conference was interesting Rosberg butthurt over Hamiltons tactics.
Nico acting like a man who knows he's sunk this season already tbh, looking for excuses everywhere.
Nico acting like a man who knows he's sunk this season already tbh, looking for excuses everywhere.
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Haha, the current Hamilton interview is great, when Rosberg came out, being asked about it and then saying I'm looking forward to the meeting with a smirk, then looking over at Rosberg, it's just funny. He's expecting Rosberg to be crazy in the team meeting and I think Hamilton is just going to find it funny... his most difficult job will be trying to suppress a smile/laugh.
Come on! Raikonnen could well have had Vettel by the end of the race were it not for the safety car. And all of the top drivers had to pass back-markers with minima of time-losses.
