Saint in Paradise Posted 18 June, 2009 Share Posted 18 June, 2009 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8108488.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Landrew Posted 19 June, 2009 Share Posted 19 June, 2009 Blimey, you're quick. That news only broke about 25 minutes ago. Couldn't be bothered, myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint in Paradise Posted 19 June, 2009 Author Share Posted 19 June, 2009 Not working today and it's now 12.30 in afternoon here so I am wide awake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Landrew Posted 19 June, 2009 Share Posted 19 June, 2009 How's NZ today. Anything interesting happening in my old adopted home..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint in Paradise Posted 19 June, 2009 Author Share Posted 19 June, 2009 http://nz.yahoo.com/ Blue sky here where I live but not that warm, I hate the -3C overnight temp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badgerx16 Posted 19 June, 2009 Share Posted 19 June, 2009 If it gets the sport away from Bernie and Max I'm all for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son of Bob Posted 19 June, 2009 Share Posted 19 June, 2009 If it gets the sport away from Bernie and Max I'm all for it. I couldn't agree more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baj Posted 19 June, 2009 Share Posted 19 June, 2009 FOTA: Ferrari McLaren Brawn Renault Red Bull Toyota BMW Sauber FIA: Williams Manor Grand Prix Campos Grand Prix Team US F1 I know which one ill be watching Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted 19 June, 2009 Share Posted 19 June, 2009 FOTA: Ferrari McLaren Brawn Renault Red Bull Toyota BMW Sauber FIA: Williams Manor Grand Prix Campos Grand Prix Team US F1 I know which one ill be watching Don't forget all of the other entrants that tried to get into F1, they will all be invited back to the table i'm sure. I will be watching both series, but will feel sad doing so. If only a compromise could have been found. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brightspark Posted 19 June, 2009 Share Posted 19 June, 2009 So where will FOTA race? On the same circuits? Monaco used for 2 weekends? This opens up a lot of questions. However, i'm behind Ferrari all the way. They make the sport, FACT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheaf Saint Posted 19 June, 2009 Share Posted 19 June, 2009 So where will FOTA race? On the same circuits? Monaco used for 2 weekends? I would hope that FOTA would have the good sense to realise that Monaco is just a pointless procession that is only still on the calendar to pander to the large amount of mega-rich sponsors who live there. Would be good to see some old tracks from the past revived though, like Suzuka, Imola and Estoril for example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatch Posted 19 June, 2009 Share Posted 19 June, 2009 I would hope that FOTA would have the good sense to realise that Monaco is just a pointless procession that is only still on the calendar to pander to the large amount of mega-rich sponsors who live there. Would be good to see some old tracks from the past revived though, like Suzuka, Imola and Estoril for example. Would F1 have some sort of exclusivity agreements with tracks though, thereby restricting 'rival' competitions form running races there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Landrew Posted 19 June, 2009 Share Posted 19 June, 2009 I would hope that FOTA would have the good sense to realise that Monaco is just a pointless procession that is only still on the calendar to pander to the large amount of mega-rich sponsors who live there. Would be good to see some old tracks from the past revived though, like Suzuka, Imola and Estoril for example. Well said Bexy. I think it's an opportunity to refresh the series. Mind you, I think Bernie will charm them and smarm them back to the table, or threaten some sort of legal action, whatever he thinks will be most effective. People have been asked who has been at fault, regarding the lack of agreement. I'm not sure I care. However, if the end result means Ecclestone has less/no grip on where the cars race, then I'm all for it. Under his guidance there is: No French Grand Prix No Canadian Grand Prix from 2010, possibly no British Grand Prix Personally, I like to see Monaco go, as it has more potential to be boring than a mole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustMike Posted 19 June, 2009 Share Posted 19 June, 2009 got to keep monaco, its one of my favourite races! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheaf Saint Posted 19 June, 2009 Share Posted 19 June, 2009 Personally, I like to see Monaco go, as it has more potential to be boring than a mole. Indeed. The only bits of Monaco I watch are qualifying, the start of the race, and the last few laps. As for the rest of it - you may as well go and watch the sink block up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Landrew Posted 19 June, 2009 Share Posted 19 June, 2009 got to keep monaco, its one of my favourite races! For le god's sake... why is that..? You can't overtake at Monaco. What's the sodding point..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brightspark Posted 19 June, 2009 Share Posted 19 June, 2009 Maybe someone in Qatar can design an exact replica of the track at Monaco, but make the roads wider? They have the money out there... and if they want more motorsport that bad... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O_RLY Posted 19 June, 2009 Share Posted 19 June, 2009 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8109846.stm FIA now sueing the teams... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponty Posted 19 June, 2009 Share Posted 19 June, 2009 Would F1 have some sort of exclusivity agreements with tracks though, thereby restricting 'rival' competitions form running races there. Bernie used to have but the EU forced him to repeal that under competition law. I'm not sure how that stands in non EU countries, but frankly, who cares? Canada, USA, Adelaide and others are all available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted 19 June, 2009 Share Posted 19 June, 2009 Rupert Lowe and Max Mosely, the same person? Well, have you ever seen them both in the same room? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint_stevo Posted 24 June, 2009 Share Posted 24 June, 2009 they have agreed deal on budget costs to stop break-away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponty Posted 24 June, 2009 Share Posted 24 June, 2009 Yes, it all looks good in principle but I reckon on 75% job cuts to get back to the 90s spending they're talking about. Ah well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian H. Cope Posted 24 June, 2009 Share Posted 24 June, 2009 Yes, it all looks good in principle but I reckon on 75% job cuts to get back to the 90s spending they're talking about. Ah well. Never mind Ponty, I've got a Renault, you can work on that if you like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arizona Posted 25 June, 2009 Share Posted 25 June, 2009 Would be great if FOTA brought back tracks from the past like Montreal, Buenos Aires Magny Cours and er... Silverstone. MUST keep Spa and they would need Suzuka on the calendar every year too. And get rid of Hungary FFS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustMike Posted 25 June, 2009 Share Posted 25 June, 2009 Would be great if FOTA brought back tracks from the past like Montreal, Buenos Aires Magny Cours and er... Silverstone. MUST keep Spa and they would need Suzuka on the calendar every year too. And get rid of Hungary FFS! and Turkey, where you could count the spectators on one hand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scummer Posted 25 June, 2009 Share Posted 25 June, 2009 Would be great if FOTA brought back tracks from the past like Montreal, Buenos Aires Magny Cours and er... Silverstone. MUST keep Spa and they would need Suzuka on the calendar every year too. And get rid of Hungary FFS! You stuck in a time warp? They reached agreement yesterday and called off the split. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponty Posted 25 June, 2009 Share Posted 25 June, 2009 Never mind Ponty, I've got a Renault, you can work on that if you like. Thanks, Copey. When can I start? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arizona Posted 25 June, 2009 Share Posted 25 June, 2009 and Turkey, where you could count the spectators on one hand Don't care if there's one man and his dog (woof!) in the stands, Turkey is a decent track IMO. You stuck in a time warp? They reached agreement yesterday and called off the split. Sort of. Only got back from Marseille at 10pm last night, replied to this thread after watching the grand prix on the plus box and Flavio was still on about the breakaway. Before I read the news about the agreement. I was expecting the takeover to be all done and dusted too. Guess I should have known better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustMike Posted 25 June, 2009 Share Posted 25 June, 2009 Don't care if there's one man and his dog (woof!) in the stands, Turkey is a decent track IMO. Sort of. Only got back from Marseille at 10pm last night, replied to this thread after watching the grand prix on the plus box and Flavio was still on about the breakaway. Before I read the news about the agreement. I was expecting the takeover to be all done and dusted too. Guess I should have known better. would rather see one of Montreal, Buenos Aires or Magny Cours than Turkey to be honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponty Posted 25 June, 2009 Share Posted 25 June, 2009 Magny Cours is an awful track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arizona Posted 25 June, 2009 Share Posted 25 June, 2009 Magny Cours is an awful track. Everyone always says that, but I just don't get why. MC has a decent mix of long fast curves, like 1 and 2, and short tight curves. The hairpin at the end of the straight (turn 3 I think) used to be the best overtaking spot on the calendar too (Along with Turn 1 at Sao Paulo and Malmedy and the bus stop at Spa). I remember DC giving Schumi the middle finger there in 2000 as he tried to get past. After a cracking battle he got through, followed by Mika and Schumi's engine blew up. There was also Frenzens win in the rain in '99 for Jordan. I know most races are hardly riviting, but they are usually better than the borefests at Hungary, Barcelona and Monte Carlo. Mike, I'd tend to agree, although I'd probably take Turkey third over Magny Cours from that lot. If any of the new circuits need to go then it's Valencia or Marina Bay for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint in Paradise Posted 25 June, 2009 Author Share Posted 25 June, 2009 Oh dear, Max Mosley is unhappy yet again http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/motorsport/2501476/Mosley-in-new-F1-row.html Why doesn't he just shut up and go away ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Landrew Posted 29 June, 2009 Share Posted 29 June, 2009 http://nz.yahoo.com/ Blue sky here where I live but not that warm, I hate the -3C overnight temp. Sorry to have been so late in replying to this comment, I did mean to write something at the time, but today someone commented to me about the temperatures in NZ at this time of the year, and I got an amazing deja vu feeling of how the air feels in me old adopted home. I never quite got to grips with it. How the sun can be beaming down at you, and yet you are utterly, biting cold. And the feeling in the summer could be rather odd too, at times. I believe it was mostly due to the lack of humidity compared to the old homeland. No other large landmasses nearby doesn't help either. BTW, please remember that I lived in Gore in the South Island for most of the time I was there, so the weather was a little different to you, Seatbelt - sorry, Saint-in-Mourning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponty Posted 8 July, 2009 Share Posted 8 July, 2009 http://www.pitpass.com/fes_php/pitpass_news_item.php?fes_art_id=38359 Looks like it's all off again.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Landrew Posted 8 July, 2009 Share Posted 8 July, 2009 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8141428.stm This is just so much ******. Honestly, I feel quite sorry for you Ponty, and for the teams who are making a success of this season. This ongoing row looks as if it is going to overshadow every good thing that has happened this season on the track, i.e. that it has been a refreshing change from the usual dreary suspects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint in Paradise Posted 8 July, 2009 Author Share Posted 8 July, 2009 I now wonder if mosley will now refuse to stand down and try to stay on. IMHO the FOTA group should now try and form their own race series they will now have even more support from fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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