Who will become the new Bernie?

[journeyman racer]

There needs to be a real penalty for overspending .

The only one I can think of is bankruptcy and shutting the team down.

[Bagwan]

The only one I can think of is bankruptcy and shutting the team down.

I was more thinking of the other end of the grid , but , point taken .
The business model is skewed against the new guy .

But , the manufacturers need something to keep them in check , so a diminishing return on massive investment might be what is needed to get their attention .

Seals on motors only gets us a championship sealed up by the one maker from the beginning of the season .

[Tazio]

It has been obvious that Bernie doesn't understand the long term benefit of the internet in F1. He once was an innovator, but with comments like these it is painfully obvious that Bernie doesn't understand the what this resource brings, and how much more it can be exploited to the benefit of the product!

Asked if social media could help F1, Ecclestone was unmoved."I'm not interested in tweeting, Facebook and whatever this nonsense is," he replied."I tried to find out but in any case I'm too old-fashioned. I couldn't see any value in it. And, I don't know what the so-called 'young generation' of today really wants. What is it?He added: “How are you going to get all the fans to meet these drivers, who don't even want to meet their girlfriends?”Ecclestone was also unimpressed by the idea of attracting young fans as they do not have the disposable income required to buy the products advertised in the sport.

I don't know why people want to get to the so-called 'young generation'. Why do they want to do that? Is it to sell them something? Most of these kids haven't got any money.

"I'd rather get to the 70-year-old guy who's got plenty of cash. So, there's no point trying to reach these kids because they won't buy any of the products here and if marketers are aiming at this audience, then maybe they should advertise with Disney."
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Time to overthrow him is overdue.

[BDunnell]

For all that gets said about Ecclestone's sharpness, I wonder whether, given time, we will come to realise that these remarks and others were part of a mental decline.

[Bagwan]

Remember , Taz , this is Bernie we're talking about here .
When he goes this far on any topic , it's to get a reaction .

And , the reaction is a distraction from the talk of redistribution of funds .

If he can keep that a little quieter , maybe he can talk some sense with the manufacturers .

It's broken , and everybody knows it .
But , talking about it in public was only useful for the time it took to see the crisis in which they sit .

He said at one point that he'd match the percentage that they gave up in a redistribution .
Now it's time to put the manufacturers together , so they can see what everyone puts in .

Last time , when there was threat of breakaway , it was better to negotiate with them all separately , especially Ferrari , who landed a sweet deal .

Now , behind closed doors , Ferrari and the others won't have to talk about being so favoured any more .


I'm confident Bernie will keep it on the road , but he's certainly not above taking it to the very edge of adhesion , to fix the mess .
I read once , that Bernie , whilst still in short pants , bought out the store local to his school of pencils , knowing he could charge a premium on them to his school mates as the sole supplier .

That's seeing revenue stream early .
That's a lifetime of seeing revenue stream .

Replacing him aint gonna be easy .

[Bagwan]

For all that gets said about Ecclestone's sharpness, I wonder whether, given time, we will come to realise that these remarks and others were part of a mental decline.

He's been saying these crazy things for years , though .

And , there have always been people asking the same question .

[Tazio]

Remember , Taz , this is Bernie we're talking about here .
When he goes this far on any topic , it's to get a reaction .

And , the reaction is a distraction from the talk of redistribution of funds .

In the same interview he talks about F1's lesser earners, and compares them to Oscar Pistorius, so I don't buy this theory!
Maybe you should check out the link mate

[BDunnell]

He's been saying these crazy things for years , though .

And , there have always been people asking the same question .

Indeed. But this doesn't mean to say that, at some point, it won't start coming true.

[Bagwan]

In the same interview he talks about F1's lesser earners, and compares them to Oscar Pistorius, so I don't buy this theory!
Maybe you should check out the link mate

Didn't even see there was a link , to be honest , but I've read it now .

So , he's talking to the big teams , in telling off those who go out of business .
That suits his agenda today .


He also says he does understand that social media should be being used , but doesn't know how .

But , words carefully chosen had you quote him on that item alone .
He keeps control of all the video .

As for the rest of it , there's lot's of F1 tweeters , websites , and bloggers to do all that typy stuff anyway , and aside from the home site , nothing of it costs him a red cent .

So , why would he bother saying anything other than something controversial , because , as he says in the article , only the bad news gets any time in the press anyway ?

[Bagwan]

Indeed. But this doesn't mean to say that, at some point, it won't start coming true.

Maybe it's wishful thinking coming into it , as I hope he's as sharp as I suspect he is until the last day he runs the series .