Drivers and Nationalities!!!!!!!!!!!!

[georges1]

i HAVE OPENED THIS AFTER I SAW THERE IS LOT OF INTRESTES ABOUT THIS TOPIC...

AFTER SEEING RAHAL DRIVING FOR LEBANON THE JOKE STARTED, THE PRESS SAYING BOBBY WAS BORN IN LEBANON BUT NOTHIGN IS RIGHT NOBODY FROM RAHAL FAMILY IS BORN THERE MAYBE THE GRAND GRAND FATHER AND NONE OF THEM HAVE BEEN THERE SO HOW CAN HE DRIVER FOR LEBANON....SHAME TO SEE THAT IT IS LIKE FIRMAN AND GBR AS WELL AND THE STORY WILL CONTINUE AS I SEE....

[kipper]

Originally Posted by georges1

NOBODY FROM RAHAL FAMILY IS BORN THERE MAYBE THE GRAND GRAND FATHER AND NONE OF THEM HAVE BEEN THERE SO HOW CAN HE DRIVER FOR LEBANON

But Graham Rahal's grandfather was born in Lebanon and then emigrated to the USA. Most sports allow for a grandparent to be used in determining nationality, so why should A1GP be any different? Also, most individual's family trees features some emigration, so finding someone who can claim to have heritage from one country only could be difficult. When considering countries such as Lebanon which don't have much motorsport heritage it is perhaps not surprising that they are tempted to recruit drivers who are qualified to drive through ancestory.

Originally Posted by georges1

SHAME TO SEE THAT IT IS LIKE FIRMAN AND GBR AS WELL AND THE STORY WILL CONTINUE AS I SEE....

Ralph Firman Jnr's mother is Irish, so if you accept that Firman should drive for Great Britian, he has an equal claim to drive for Ireland.

[madmed]

Originally Posted by georges1

AFTER SEEING RAHAL DRIVING FOR LEBANON THE JOKE STARTED, THE PRESS SAYING BOBBY WAS BORN IN LEBANON BUT NOTHIGN IS RIGHT NOBODY FROM RAHAL FAMILY IS BORN THERE MAYBE THE GRAND GRAND FATHER AND NONE OF THEM HAVE BEEN THERE SO HOW CAN HE DRIVER FOR LEBANON....

If you don't belive that bobby rahal is from lebanon check this http://www.downtownbeirut.com/FamousLebanese2.html
Anyway, Even in football they give nationalities to players so they can play with the national team but a player can't play only for one team.

[Kiwi3]