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  • GPDA 2015 Fan Survey Results – Past Greats

    GPDA 2015 Fan Survey Results – Past Greats

    A Formula 1 fan is a scholar of history, a lover of all that came before in this majestic sport.

    The Grand Prix Drivers Association global fan survey asked for your view on the history of the sport and the response was pretty resounding. Formula 1 cars have always been achingly beautiful pieces of machinery and engineering that could conjure of feeling of true love at first sight. Here we completely excluded the awful and vulgar noses of few years ago.

    As far as 32% of  the fans are concerned it was the 2000s which produced the best looking cars. The 1990s follow in second place with a voting percentage of 20% and the 1980s with 18%. The current era of cars came in at fifth place with only 10% voting it as the best-looking F1 cars of all time.

    The top three drivers of all time is a discussion most F1 fans would’ve had on several different occasions. While there will always be a difference of opinion based factors that cannot be quantified the fans in this survey were pretty spot on with their choices. In first place is the great Ayrton Senna, in second seven times world champion Michael Schumacher and in third Alain Prost.

    We could give different reasons for why all three these drivers deserve to be number one but we don’t have to. The great thing about Formula 1, and its fans, is that this discussion will be had fifty years from now with great passion and reverence for the greatest drivers this sport has ever seen. The names Senna, Schumacher and Prost will never be far away from any Formula 1 discussion.

  • GPDA 2015 Fan Survey Results – Where Do Fans Get Their F1 Fix

    GPDA 2015 Fan Survey Results – Where Do Fans Get Their F1 Fix

    The Grand Prix Drivers Association’s global Formula 1 fan survey has revealed a strong social media presence.

    Of the more than 215 000 fans who participated in the survey Twitter was named as the most popular  social media platform for following the sport. Right here is where we want to give a personal shout out to all the Twitter followers of @F1_Madness. There must be some irony hidden in here about Bernie Eccelstone’s reluctance to embrace social media as a necessity but we won’t look to hard for it. Of all the drivers on Twitter Jenson Button is the most followed driver.

    Instead, we will focus on the fact that the survey further revealed that F1 websites are listed at the number one source for fan information beating television by a five percent margin. Yet, 90% of the viewing audience however still prefer to watch their favourite sport on TV as opposed to 45% who watch it online.

    The saddest statistic is that since its move to pay television  50% of those polled can no longer watch the races live. In many countries and for many fans around the world it is an unfortunate reality that there is no access to the sport. Formula 1 on its best day is the most magnificent thing in the world and in a perfect world everyone should be able to share in that bit of magic.

  • GPDA 2015 Fan Survey Results – General Overview

    GPDA 2015 Fan Survey Results – General Overview

    The Grand Prix Driver’s Association (GPDA) has released the result of their global Formula 1 fan survey.

    The overall make-up of the global survey revealed that more than 215 000 fans from 194 countries took part in the survey.  “As F1 drivers we share a passion and deep love for our sport with our fans…We want to give every F1 fan the opportunity to share that passion and for us to understand what they really think about us and our sport. We’ve heard the calls for fans to be consulted and this is our initiative to make that a reality,” writes GPDA chairman Alex Wurz.

    The survey ran from the 22nd of May through to the 8th of June 2015 with the top five represented countries listed as the UK, France, USA, Austria and Germany. The prominence of France and Germany is significant if you consider than neither of these countries currently form part of the Formula 1 calendar. It is noteworthy too that the US fans feature high up the list as Formula 1 has invested a great deal to grow its brand here.The Netherlands, Australia, Japan, Italy and Brazil comprised the rest of the top ten countries.

    The demographics of Formula 1 reveal that the average age of F1 fans are between 25 and 44 years old, with their support spanning an average of ten years. Of these fans only 1 in 5 has attended a grand prix in the last twelve months. The survey revealed that the biggest motivating factor are good vantage points, pit lane walkabouts and paddock tours. It seems F1 fans would like to see an approach similar to that NASCAR takes in the US. Here, fans are able to roam around the pitlane and paddock area and in a decidedly more relaxed atmosphere interact with their favourite drivers.