And the Putty Dwarf, too!Quote:
Originally Posted by F1boat
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And the Putty Dwarf, too!Quote:
Originally Posted by F1boat
I can't see a compromise until Max is gone. Then maybe Bernie will be able to bring the teams back IF he reasons with them. True F1 has always been about freedom and innovation, NOT about making an open-wheel NASCAR series.Quote:
Originally Posted by Daniel
Actually, Bernie could make an offer to both series by allowing the FIA F3+ as the warm-up race for the Real F1!
The one man who has remained very quiet recently is Bernie. It's hard to imagine him sat at home watching this mucking fess and doing nothing about it. Although his once legendary ability to 'sort' things has waned in recent times he is still a major player and I do wonder which side he will ultimately come down on.
Could there be a possibility that, just has Max has F1 & F2, Bernie will develop the exisiting GP2 series and we will see a 'new' GP1 series made up of the FOTA teams.
The reason I think this is a possibility is that FOTA say: "The major drivers, stars, brands, sponsors, promoters and companies historically associated with the highest level of motorsport will all feature in this new series."
It would be almost impossible to make that statement without at least the tacit backing of Bernie...wouldn't it?
It is not just the WRC, Daniel. The WTCC is even more pathetic. Compare its cartoonish cars to the beasts in the DTM or the Oz V8 Championship. This awaits F1 - slow, ugly midget cars.Quote:
Originally Posted by Daniel
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76293Quote:
The FIA has blamed factions within the Formula One Teams' Association (FOTA) for the failure of the two parties to reach agreement on the future of the sport, following the announcement that there will be a rival series next year.
"The FIA is disappointed but not surprised by FOTA's inability to reach a compromise in the best interests of the sport," said the statement.
"It is clear that elements within FOTA have sought this outcome throughout the prolonged period of negotiation and have not engaged in the discussions in good faith.
"The FIA cannot permit a financial arms race in the championship nor can the FIA allow FOTA to dictate the rules of Formula 1."
Do you mean the cars, or the management? :)Quote:
Originally Posted by F1boat
I've pointed out in another thread, any Championship organised by the FiA, is up **** creek. It's no coincidence that any Championship that has looked fairly strong and a possible threat/rival to F1 has had the rug pulled from under it: WSC, WRC in 2002, etcQuote:
Originally Posted by F1boat
The time has come for the FiA/Max to go and take a running jump.
Yeah, I expect that Max's head will be spewing forth threats and legal jibberish until he (literally) whips himself into a frenzy! Right now, he's the designer of the Titanic swearing that the ship is unsinkable as the ship tilts 45 degrees towards the bow...Quote:
Originally Posted by ArrowsFA1
Look, don't lose sight if the big picture here. You cannot run a 500+ strong team on £40m a year. Imagine you are employed by an F1 team. Would you be jumping for joy knowing you and half your colleagues were about to get the boot?Quote:
Originally Posted by woody2goody
And how much would the redundancies cost the teams. What would that do to the local economy.
The FIA are too shortsighted. FOTA have, I believe, made the right decision. I hope they stick with it.
I WANT to see packed circuits, where the track owner makes a profit that he can plough back into his product. I want to see tickets that average Jo can afford. I want to see fuller grids.
If FOTA get it right - and I bet they will - the future of F1* looks bright.
*whatever it will be called
They can tear their contracts up and shove them up Bernies back passage claiming BOC.Quote:
Originally Posted by Powered by Cosworth