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The Formula One Thread

Discussion in 'General' started by HPPT, Jan 16, 2014.

  1. HPPT

    HPPT !!!

    And an American owner, Liberty Media...
     
  2. Hooper

    Hooper Well-Known Member

    Had not considered that...
     
  3. Robin172

    Robin172 Well-Known Member

    It'll end up like football, squeezing even more races in without a thought about the participants. As long as there's a conveyor belt of drivers and support staff they'll be more than happy to chew them up and spit them out in pursuit of a profit.
     
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  4. Photo

    Photo Well-Known Member

    Don't know about Cota or Vegas but Miami is on the calendar till 2041.
     
  5. YamahaRick

    YamahaRick Yamaha Two Stroke Czar

    LM built the Vegas track so that ain't going anywhere.

    I'll bet they add a NJ/NY race before dropping any of them.

    Follow the $$$.
     
  6. Yzasserina

    Yzasserina sound it out

  7. CRA_Fizzer

    CRA_Fizzer Honking at putter!

  8. Yzasserina

    Yzasserina sound it out

    Bummer. Well written, informed and nostalgic.
     
  9. A. Barrister

    A. Barrister Well-Known Member

    How big is the U.S. compared to Europe? How many races does Europe have?
     
  10. HPPT

    HPPT !!!

    Why would that matter? Europe is not a country.
     
  11. DrA5

    DrA5 The OTHER Great Dane

    It is still frustrating that a simple power train failure near a gap in a fence causes a 7-10 lap safety car period for the marshals to push, pull, or drag the car behind the fence. With their VSC tech, why can't just that one sector go VSC, and they race the rest of the track?
     
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  12. A. Barrister

    A. Barrister Well-Known Member

    You are smarter than that.

    Troll.
     
  13. HPPT

    HPPT !!!

    Wait, you seem to be pushing the ridiculous notion that the Hungarian GP is a second home race to a Spanish F1 fan or driver, and you have the audacity to call me a troll? :crackup:
     
  14. A. Barrister

    A. Barrister Well-Known Member

    Please quote me, where I said anything of the like.

    I'll wait.

    Troll.
     
  15. HPPT

    HPPT !!!

    I wish I could say you're smarter than that.
     
  16. crashman

    crashman Grumpy old man

    Exactly. Unfortunately when you put the bean counters in charge of everything culture and history go out the window and you get places like Vegas and Miami where just your hotel room ends up costing more than a week long trip to Europe for a race weekend.
     
  17. Steeltoe

    Steeltoe What's my move?

  18. thrak410

    thrak410 My member is well known

  19. Photo

    Photo Well-Known Member

  20. zamboiv

    zamboiv Well-Known Member

    True, but F1 is a business, they want to make money and as someone above stated, follow the money. The money is in the US of A. Europe is a mess, want Nostalgia, great this weekend there is a race for nostalgia. It’s a beautiful parade around Monaco with the most boring racing.

    I’m not poo pooing on Europe or the tracks there, I love watching most of those rounds. The scenery, castles, etc. but as for a business they’re doing what makes sense from a bottom line and viewership growth perspective.
     

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