Get of your high horse, the fans have the right to either like or dislike. Better mannered? Most audiences are phonies and fakes. Might as well put robots with no real opinions in the audience and call it a day. The brave new audience we'l call it, and they're politically correct just like you'd want eh?
I would say our horses are of a level.
Nonetheless I agree with you that fans have a right to like or dislike how things turned out or various competitors, etc., they just do not have the right to ruin the celebration of other fans with their behavior, which is what the booing does. Booing at a race is not new - it's been happening for years. Booing incessantly race after race by some of those in attendance is gathering a new popularity that needs to be nipped in the bud. Otherwise, they have to take away the platform of the booers (the podium).
I personally would prefer robot audiences as they would not get drunk vomit on your nephew, apologize and then boo the security guard. However, the events are for us.
Likewise, podiums are for the winners and we cheer the winners of races - that is what is deserved. We do not boo them because our guy isn't up there due to a race incident that happened or worse, that happened a race or two before - all of that is ridiculously petty. Plus, booing single competitors unless they have done something very egregious, is extremely bad form. It is hundreds against 1 and when you consider the recent incident for which they are booing, it is really untenable and gives F1 sports fans a really bad reputation - of which I am one - for now. Additionally, no one booed drivers for other real offenses like lying to the governing body for an advantage and so forth, so it is obvious that it is pantomime booing and mere vindictive/petty form driving the booers.
Edited by bourbon, 20 September 2014 - 19:17.