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Thread: Is Italy next to go?
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27th March 2015, 07:05 #21
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I can't imagine Ferrari being pleased about losing the Italian Grand Prix.
Forza Ferrari!!
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27th March 2015, 10:28 #22
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27th March 2015, 17:35 #23
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And therein lies the opportunity..
If F1 only races in the far east, middle east, with the odd trips to Europe, North & South America then theres a huge opportunity right now for someone to come up with an European-based GP series.
There are plenty of potential 600hp engines ready for 2017, there are also employees from Caterham, Marussia, Williams, Red Bull et al as teams cut back on employees around in Europe with the expertise & facilities to manufacture CF cars & parts (and companies that do, for Force India, McLaren, Williams etc).
Circuit-wise there's Magny-Cours, Nurburgring, Hockenheim, Donington, Imola, Monza (possibly), Estoril, Algarve, Jerez, Valencia (Ricardo Tormo), Paul Ricard, Brands Hatch, Brno, Zandvoort, Zolder, Sachsenring.
Imagine a European-based championship, single-seaters powered by a variety of Turbo and NA engines, V6, Flat-6, V8, I4, I6, at those tracks..
F2/F3000 only flopped when it all went spec-cars & it got tied into F1's support races.
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28th March 2015, 16:22 #24
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But after the Dwarfs remarks about Manor,and it's a disgrace they are there.Why would any new entrants think of spending millions to hear degatory remarks from the ringmaster ? Manor came out of administration to be in Australia,and get their car out in Malaysia ,and at least run .Lots of teams not sponsored by a large motor manufacturer ,put in an enormous amount of effort and money in to be in F1 ,but dont need to hear remarks like this from the Dwarf
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28th March 2015, 17:13 #25
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I don't see the point of Manor being there, but Ecclestone has no moral authority to make such remarks about anyone any more. Their best reaction would be to say, "If it's a disgrace we are here, it's even more of a disgrace that you aren't currently sitting in a German jail."
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18th June 2015, 01:51 #26
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I could think of some other facilities there that he could be housed at... but then that would be wrong... maybe....
Anyways the subject has cropped-up again just recently, about an idea of altering the Italian GP between Imola & Monza, starting in 2017. Of course Monza would still be obligated to Bernie's fees, or at least I assume so with his quip; "I want Italy to stay on the calandar at all costs."
Any thoughts about the proposed switcher-roo format similar to what Silverstone & Brands Hatch had years ago?Last edited by AAReagles; 18th June 2015 at 01:54.
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18th June 2015, 05:43 #27
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The Old Republic was a stupidly run organisation which deserved to be taken over. All Hail Palpatine!
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18th June 2015, 06:12 #28
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monza will never leave the calendar. if it does then Bernie would be digging his own grave.
you can't argue with results.
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18th June 2015, 06:14 #29
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imola track is a relic imo and i'm not sad it left the calendar.
Monza is one of F1'a temples and removing it is simply not possible
then again they destroyed my all time favorite track the old hockenheim and removed my 2nd favorite suzuka for a few years (until sanity prevailed)
and left out my 3rd favorite Spa for a couple of years and it always seems to be in a precarious situation. And my 4th favorite and best tilke track Turkey, isn't even on the calendar anymore
so who knows
... I really do miss that turkey track, loved it
in fact going to go look at a some old youtube videos now
sighLast edited by truefan72; 18th June 2015 at 06:21.
you can't argue with results.
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18th June 2015, 07:34 #30
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