User talk:CPetrie

Lewis Hamilton
Hi. Again. Given the shared interest in Hamilton and J.K. Rowling, and their nationalities, I guess you are the same individual as User:24.110.45.11. In case you are not, please see below:

Hamilton is (like me) both English and British. He is also from Stevenage and a European. Individuals can be labelled in many different ways. The F1 infobox gives the nationality under which a driver officially races. This is not something drivers can choose, the FIA rules for world championships are very clear that a driver's nationality is his/her passport nationality. English (or Scottish, Welsh or Northern Irish) passports do not exist, only British ones, and so English, Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish drivers are always listed in FIA official results as being British. It's just the way this sport works - like the Olympics, where athletes represent the UK, but not like football, where they represent the home nations.

The longstanding consensus at WP:F1 is for all driver articles is to follow the governing body of this sport in the way we list nationalities. There are other advantages to this approach, passport nationality is verifiable, while other interpretations of nationality may not be. Please don't keep altering the Lewis Hamilton page to read 'English' instead of 'British'. If you feel that WPF1 has made the wrong decision on how to handle nationalities, please raise the topic at WT:F1, giving your reasons for changing the status quo.

Finally, be aware of WP:3RR.

It is always, always better to discuss this stuff, rather than continuously getting reverted. Honestly.

Cheers. 83.67.72.226 (talk) 17:05, 26 November 2007 (UTC)