Cylinder wrote:I mean i dont know if i saw correctly, but if its true that Jenson button came ahead of Lewis Hamilton in this list, then it tells you all you need to know about the kind of moronic individuals who voted.
Even though I would not have selected Button, it tells me that different people have different perceptions than each other. I've seen it scores of times in forums, there is a controversial incident, and suddenly people are hotly debating who's right and wrong, who's at fault, and on and on and on. I say to myself that all of us saw the exact same thing on TV, yet we differ so greatly in our personal interpretation and judgement.
This was a fan vote, and as they can sometimes go, a complete shocker.
It can happen, and thus most of us are wondering why. The first question is ... "did you vote?". I suspect the answer, and that is the first issue. What was in the makeup of those voters who gave Button the thumbs up? Maybe they were more mature fans, and placed a greater priority on things other than qualifying results. Maybe the fans of .. cough cough .. another Brit driver weren't on average as mature, didn't know about the vote or didn't care, or just didn't bother voting.
Although I would have voted otherwise, I'm not completely shocked. These votes can become a popularity contest, and what is a shocker to many fans of .. cough cough.. another Brit driver is the realization that Jenson Button has more followers on Twitter. I know that doesn't answer everything, but it can give us a hint that sometimes the quiet majority can be heard over the loud minority.
Racing should be decided on the track, not the court room.
