Comments by "Tony Wilson" (@tonywilson4713) on "Russia and China Gang Up on Finland (Should the US Worry?) || Peter Zeihan" video.

I'm Australian and have had no real contact with Finnish people but as an observation there's a few of note in car racing and they make for an interesting analysis. In Formula 1 Finland has had 3 World Champions and arguably a 4th and a bunch of other successful drivers. Their world champions are Keke Rosberg, Mika Häkkinen and Kimi Räikkönen. The sort of 4th is Keke's son Nico Rosberg who was born in Germany. The one thing that commentators noted about ALL OF THEM was their ability to tactically out think others and win championships with strategy rather than outright speed. Eddy Irvine who was Schumacher's team mate at the time talked about it in several interviews with respect to Mika Häkkinen. Another point of interest is the Rally of Finland also known as the 1000 Lakes Rally. First run in the 1950s it wasn't until 1990 when Carlos Sainz won that a non-Scandinavian won. It never seemed to matter what the cars were or what rules they raced under non-Scandinavians always struggled. I remember a driver (sorry I forget who) saying that they grow up in those conditions and just understand what it takes to do things there. Also there's a video here on YT about an incredibly successful Finish sniper from the Winter War. He didn't use a telescopic sight because they fog up. He just used iron sights and was a nightmare to the Russians. So if you add this up (and YES its limited information) what you have is a nation that can think strategically at a high level and know their environment in a way nobody else seems to.
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