Why does every driver want to become a Formula 1 champion?
Formula 1 began as a sport for some while others believed that it was just a waste of valuable money and resources. The so called sport flourished as time passed by and after receiving enough media support, appreciation and sponsors, the stewards along with
Bernie Ecclestone decided that Formula 1 should become more of a revolutionary centre where engineers and teams will have the freedom to come up with new ideas and devices that will enhance the ability of a car and maybe help the world in some way.
However, due to this overwhelming appreciation and the way drivers in Formula 1 are considered to be the best ones in the world, many drivers hope to make it to the sport now and for many people, making it to Formula 1 is the biggest achievement any driver
can hope for. Winning a title on the other hand, is considered a “Godly achievement” for drivers. When a driver reaches a certain level of driving that surpasses the rest of the drivers in the world, a driver is worthy of winning a championship.
These days, achieving such skills is nearly impossible for many drivers and on top of that, since some of the best drivers in the history of Formula 1 are currently racing in the sport, defeating all of them is the most difficult task one can think of. Drivers
like Fernando Alonso, Sebastian Vettel, Michael Schumacher, Lewis Hamilton, Jenson Button, Felipe Massa and of course, Mark Webber have earned their respect and since they are the best the sport currently has to offer, they are in the best teams this sport
has to offer as well.
One of the biggest problems drivers face nowadays is participating with a good team. Since these 7 legions have occupied the top running teams, it is not easy to convince people like Ross Brawn, Christian Horner, Stefano Domenicali that you definitely are
the best driver in the world and you have what it takes to become a Formula 1 champion.
As a result of this “egoistic” standard that Formula 1 currently has, every driver is just thriving to enter or stay in Formula 1 but it is definitely disappointing to see many teams choosing money over talent. Williams has made a terrible example by replacing
a talented and fast driver, Nico Hulkenberg with a young Pastor Maldonado just because of the fact that he was bringing a major sponsor along with him.
No offence to Pastor but he still has a lot to learn and Nico was just starting to build up his career. He scored one of the most deserving and amazing pole positions in the history of Formula 1 as he finished almost a second faster than the rest of the
cars in a Williams that was more like a back running team this year.
Other than that, since most motorsports are not as technical and difficult as Formula 1 is, every driver likes to dream big and once a driver wins the drivers’ title in the sport, he earns himself an alley to stardom and hall of fame immediately.
However, winning a title is not just a driver’s game. The whole team has to work extremely hard and make sure that they have a better package than rest of the teams. Otherwise, a driver alone in an HRT or Lotus cannot win the title. Most drivers learn how
to set their cars up and play with their cars after driving in various forms of the sport, like Fernando Alonso, David Coulthard, Ayrton Senna and many others. Those sorts of drivers have the ability to lift their teams up from the ground but that happens
very rarely.
All this pressure and intensity that the sport has created urges many drivers to devote their lives completely towards racing and earn themselves what every driver dreams of earning one day that is the drivers' championship. Ending up in Formula 1 is more
than one could imagine and therefore, even if a driver does not win the drivers' title, it is all good.
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