Horner wants the fans to stop booing

[Scott]

...for Vettel.  Not fair, not fair!  'Unsporting' he even said. 

"He is a great kid. He has a great sense of humour. He has a big heart at the end of the day."  ...  maybe he should work on that big heart in the middle of the day, like around 3-4pm UK time when he has a rather small heart, but a big ego?

Horner goes on to explain "When you have a guy who is becoming almost a serial winner, it becomes like when people watched Mohammed Ali, they wanted to see who would beat him.

That is the case at the moment; people want to see who is going to beat Sebastian.  So, when he keeps winning, it isn't the most popular result."

He's pretty much summed it up in the last paragraph, so what is it he doesn't get?  Schumacher was boo'd during some podiums after Austria, and that wasn't even certainly his call to have Rubens give the win.  He was boo'd a bit after that too. 

Maybe the fans just need a sign that Vettel really IS sorry for what he did in Malaysia.  Until then, perhaps the fans don't think Vettel has been properly punished?  I dunno, I couldn't really care a less.  It doesn't take away from my viewing experience. 

I agree that Vettel seems like a fairly nice guy, and with a good sense of humour, but you can't joke around for the cameras and then be a jerk a lot of the rest of the time.  In my opinion Vettel NEVER gave Webber any respect, right from the beginning.  No idea why that happened when he moved from STR to RBR, but there was an instant frost, and Vettel immediately moved into anti-Webber mode.  Perhaps if he realized that he was being such a jerk to possibly the most liked F1 driver on the grid, he might have realized that there would be some fan backlash.  Live and learn.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/110089

[Jericoke]

Indeed, Vettel needs to give people something to cheer about.

Finishing 30 seconds ahead of #2... never having to make a pass after the first corner... never having to even fight off another car... making pitstops with enough cushion to remain first...  there's just nothing exciting about what Vettel does.  Nothing for the fans to cheer about.

It's like an accountant adding up all the numbers right.  It's a great job, and well done, but no one pays to see that.

[Scott]

Good idea...why doesn't he try to pop off his front wing on the first corner next race and win from the back.  Or crash out in Q1 and start from the back.  He'll have people screaming only praise. 

Bernie, you listening?  Might actually bring some excitement back to a season that is quickly resembling an afternoon nap.

Maybe it's time to revisit the reverse grid argument, but give 5 points extra for Poling in Q.   

[cosworth151]

I was a fan of his until the Sepang Back-Stab. May if, instead of booing, they all just chanted "Webber, Webber!" he might get the idea.

[Jericoke]

Good idea...why doesn't he try to pop off his front wing on the first corner next race and win from the back.  Or crash out in Q1 and start from the back.  He'll have people screaming only praise. 

Bernie, you listening?  Might actually bring some excitement back to a season that is quickly resembling an afternoon nap.

Maybe it's time to revisit the reverse grid argument, but give 5 points extra for Poling in Q.   

My suggestion is to run a reversed grid, and then score points for passing.  (Also eliminates the blue flag 'problem'.  Also allows for riskier moves, as if you crash out with enough passes, you can still win!  They'd have to fine tune the rules about team orders and blocking, but the FIA loves fine tuning rules.)

[John S]

I want Red Bull and Seb to stop winning every bloody race.   We can't always get what we want Christian. 

The paying audience decides on how they greet a Star's performance, not the Star's management. 

[F1fanaticBD]

I think Vettel's winning is not the issue, its the fact that fan are trying to show displeasure to the back-stabbing Seb, as Cossie pointed out.

If you have produced a car that fast, without infringing the rules, you are a winner. As simple as that, if anybody cannot find any regulation issue with Red Bull, you have to agree they have been a worthy winner. If you have to boo, you should be booing the other teams, for not taking the race to them, for surrendering so easily.