Ecclestone has said a US race was not vital to F1......what do you guys think?
06-18-2007, 12:32 PM
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Ecclestone has said a US race was not vital to F1......what do you guys think?
Does he get too old and senile for this job? BMW, MB, Honda, Ferarri and Toyota would kick themselves in the rear wing if they'd go along with Bernie's statement.
I believe it is an educational factor that applies for both, the US and F1. How many people actually know that F1 technology (in modified versions of course) can be found in our daily driver?
Honda's Suspenion work, MB's engine development or some of the electronics are taken for granted today because people don't know or simply don't care about these things.
They've made Nascar attractive through Budweiser, perhaps it's time for the F1 PR engine to re-think some of it's marketing strategies.
If I had to say something about it then I'd make a sticker for every road car sold that contains F1 inheritance "Parts based on Formula 1 developments", and there are plenty.
Bernie, get your facts straight, all of the F1 manufactures sell their road cars in the US with significant profit margin, attacking this market is simply not very smart and it WILL back-fire.
Otherwise get lost and go to new markets like India, perhaps they'll sell a few more Ricshas once F1 has established itself over there, Moron.
I believe it is an educational factor that applies for both, the US and F1. How many people actually know that F1 technology (in modified versions of course) can be found in our daily driver?
Honda's Suspenion work, MB's engine development or some of the electronics are taken for granted today because people don't know or simply don't care about these things.
They've made Nascar attractive through Budweiser, perhaps it's time for the F1 PR engine to re-think some of it's marketing strategies.
If I had to say something about it then I'd make a sticker for every road car sold that contains F1 inheritance "Parts based on Formula 1 developments", and there are plenty.
Bernie, get your facts straight, all of the F1 manufactures sell their road cars in the US with significant profit margin, attacking this market is simply not very smart and it WILL back-fire.
Otherwise get lost and go to new markets like India, perhaps they'll sell a few more Ricshas once F1 has established itself over there, Moron.
06-18-2007, 12:37 PM
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sadly, he's probably correct as long as there is no competitive american driver
Americans just don't care about sports or leagues where most of the action takes place on other continents, UNLESS there's an American challenging for the win.
06-18-2007, 01:27 PM
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*shrugs* It's negotiation time for the Indy Grand Prix to be on the schedule.
Bernie must want the George's to do something to make him more money from the event.
He always pulls this sh*t when the contracts to host a race at a venue are up.
He always pulls this sh*t when the contracts to host a race at a venue are up.
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06-18-2007, 02:40 PM
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There are more Americans that follow F1 that you might think. At the Montreal
race the airplanes are completely full of just American race fans and that is nothing to compare with the fans that drive across the border. I think since the tire problem a couple of years ago at Indy..that sort of soured a lot of people from that race. No one likes to get stiffed with hotel and airfare costs even if Tony gives you a free ticket for the following year.
06-18-2007, 02:56 PM
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It's a part this darn F1 arrogance, Bernie doesn't care that without spectators no racing series
would exist. Unfortunately, he has the luxury of picking up Countries who beg and pay him to have a race.
This is the kind of Monopoly that makes it so difficult, and apperently the teams have not much to say. Let's hope they come to some agreement, otherwise c.u. in Cancun for the next few years to watch F1 ;-)
This is the kind of Monopoly that makes it so difficult, and apperently the teams have not much to say. Let's hope they come to some agreement, otherwise c.u. in Cancun for the next few years to watch F1 ;-)
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I say move it to Vegas and it will prosper! Go where the money is and where people
are willing to travel. Yeah, it's Indy...but I bet A LOT more people would rather go to the show and glitz of Vegas. It would be more of an "event" than just a race. That's just my .02 and don't even know if that track could transform into an F1 track. Probably not. Don't mention the heat as they race in just as hot places.
How sad is it tho, I'm going to a race next year. But I'm going to Montreal as I feel it's more true F1 than Indy.
How sad is it tho, I'm going to a race next year. But I'm going to Montreal as I feel it's more true F1 than Indy.