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Originally Posted by Sonic dB
Perhaps...but the Italian driver smiled back at McQueen after he did it to him.... there was a comaraderie between the 2 drivers.... imo, McQueen's character did not do it as an insult.... i think it was more of a whimsical statement out of sportsmanship.... after all, his character ran interference allowing his teammate to actually win the race...
imo... he was gesturing to the driver something like "gotcha this time, but we live to fight another day, it was fun..."
also...he could have simply been gesturing "2nd place... damn oh well" to which the Italian driver smiled back....
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Have you ever told a buddy to f*ck off in a joking, razzing manner? Did you really mean it as an insult?
In the real world at that time these drivers knew each other and many were off track friends. Why would this gesture be any thing different or mean anything different than the typical good natured harassment between mates?