Grand Prix of 'meri-cuh! 2013 (New Jersey)

[call_me_andrew]

F1 Chief Bernie Ecclestone not optimistic about New Jersey race happening next year | From the Marbles - Yahoo! Sports

Is Bernie stupid or something?

Usually when a buisnessman isn't certain about something, he reveals nothing to the public, but not our Bernie.

[jarrambide]

F1 Chief Bernie Ecclestone not optimistic about New Jersey race happening next year | From the Marbles - Yahoo! Sports

Is Bernie stupid or something?

Usually when a buisnessman isn't certain about something, he reveals nothing to the public, but not our Bernie.

He is anything but stupid, that is how he plays hardball, if he wants something, he threats publicly with the race not happening.

[schmenke]

Does Bernie not say something similar about all new venues?

[anthonyvop]

you are wrong on that point.
The burgeoning Hispanic population is not from 30-55 yr old males flowing into the country, but from american born kids and young adults of Hispanic origin.
They are actually more interested in the traditional US sports and even baseball struggles to appeal to these kids. Let alone Soccer, let alone F1. That's like saying Irish and Italian american kids love rugby and soccer respectively...they don't

You do know that MLB set all-time attendance records last year...don't ya? The NFL still rules the roost and all those new "Extreme" sports have pretty much remained stagnant.

[steveaki13]

It does seem Bernie plays the same game for every new track that comes along.

Announces the race and how it will be great for F1 and the operators are doing great things.

Then says nah its rubbish they can't hold a race. They need to work quicker and invest more.

Then it normally ends up complete and him complementing what a wonderful job the organisors have done.


Bernie = Mind Games.

[TheFamousEccles]

It does seem Bernie plays the same game for every new track that comes along.

Announces the race and how it will be great for F1 and the operators are doing great things.

Then says nah its rubbish they can't hold a race. They need to work quicker and invest more.

Then it normally ends up complete and him complementing what a wonderful job the organisors have done.


Bernie = Mind Games.

Has it ever been so....