Bernie is the reason why I never had and never will pay for anything related to F1.
Everything he does is for money, nothing to do with what fans really want.
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Bernie is the reason why I never had and never will pay for anything related to F1.
Everything he does is for money, nothing to do with what fans really want.
it truly is bizarro world, but yet again I completely agree with your statement.Quote:
Originally Posted by ioan
1 or 2 street races is fine in the calender, but bring back the original hockenhiem, leave spa alone, leave suzuka alone, and give me fast sweeping tracks with good overtaking, rather than tilke gimmicky tracks. The only one he sorta got right was china. Even that one seems less in tune with the environment than simply a track dropped into a clearing.
BBC teletext "Ecclestone Stalls India GP Debut" put back by a year to 2011 then asked if more floodlit races were planned, Ecclestone told Five Live "If we have more races in this part of the world, yes. We're going to try to get Japan to do it. I hope when people see Singapore they realise it wasn't a stupid idea."
Actually I have troubles finding a reason for why Honda kept him for so many years, when he never managed to produce anything else but bringing them from 2nd place to almost last in the championship.Quote:
Originally Posted by aryan
He really thinks we are all idiots.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sarah
We saw it today you money hungry dwarf, and it looks bad for all those who didn't grow up playing on PS. :rolleyes:
I think there's a difference. Once TV showed what F1 racing was all about. Now TV dictates what F1 should be.Quote:
Originally Posted by aryan
I'm sure a lot of Bernie's sentiments include a touch of "hey, it worked for NASCAR".
I don't have a problem with night races (in moderation). But I don't like the way they're going about doing it.
The races that always get the best TV ratings in Europe are in North and South America because they're on in the evening when most people are watching TV. Night races would make more sense in Europe than Asia and Australia.
Plus, then they would be on in my afternoon instead of my morning.
Well put :mark:Quote:
Originally Posted by ArrowsFA1
Absolutely agree. There was a time when F1 circuits were decided based on how challenging they would be for the driver - eg Monaco, Clermont Ferrand, Pescara... and now it's based on how quickly F1 can make a buck. And the people wanting F1 to be the pinnacle in terms of the toughest circuits are left short-changed.Quote:
Originally Posted by ioan
http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?id=44080Quote:
Originally Posted by theugsquirrel
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Lewis Hamilton
"Through certain corners there was lots of bottoming, and when you hit a bump it would throw the car around quite a bit - but it's an amazing venue," he said.
"On first impressions, there seems to be quite a lot of grip on the track, so you can brake quite late into the slower corners."
"It's a very physical circuit - more than I expected, actually.
"You need to put a lot of work into the car to get a good lap - I'd say it requires double the energy of Monaco over a single lap.
"One lap around here is like two laps of Monaco!"
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DC
"It's very unforgiving, I think there will be a lot of incidents during the race," he said.
"Unlike Valencia, which was a smooth circuit with very good kerbs, the kerbs here are very aggressive, especially at Turn 10.