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274 messages, Last post on Dec 05, 2009 at 3:25 PM
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Replying to: turnten (Jun 17, 2009 12:03 pm) If the major teams stick together there isn't much Ecclestone and Moseley can do about it, there's no substitutes for Ferrari, Renault, Brawn , McLaren, BMW-Sauber, Toyota and Red Bull/Toro Rosso. BBC says the FIA had set a 19 June deadline for five teams - Brawn, BMW-Sauber, McLaren, Renault and Toyota - to convert their provisional entries into unconditional ones or risk being excluded.. I just saw Bernie Ecclestone on BBC News (via BBC America and he said "Talk to Max." If that's really his attitude there will be a split and that's probably a good thing. They say you should be careful what you wish for but the present regime has killed popular races at Indy, Spa, Montreal and even Silverstone (F1's birthplace) in favor of poorly attended races in places like Kuala Lumpur, Bahrain and Istanbul. IMO they don't know what they are doing. It's absurd to have no F1 races in North America, still the biggest auto market in the world.
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Replying to: andys120 (Jun 19, 2009 2:59 am) Regards, Jose
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Replying to: jlbl (Jun 19, 2009 5:14 am) I was really taken aback by Bernie's remark to the BBC Reporter this AM. Instead of just saying "no comment". He said "Ask Max". Bernie's greed mechanism must be atrophying with age. If the makers and all the top flight drivers walk he loses control of the sport and a lot of $$$$$$$$$$$$$$. Am I the only one who thinks Ecclestone is a ringer for Mongomery Burns of The Simpsons? Bernie>  Burns> 
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Replying to: andys120 (Jun 19, 2009 9:32 am) I cannot help but posting this: I fully appreciate that this is a Formula One blog but it is also about motorsport and this footage from the Circuit de Catalunya last weekend is some of the best motorsport I've ever seen. Ed Gorman, London Times. MotoGP World Championship; Barcelona Racing; Valentino Rossi (ITA) vs. Jorge Lorenzo (SPA) Enjoy the Italian atmosphere. And, you may look as well at Jorge Lorenzo putting the Barça Flag on his back at the end of the race.  Regards, Jose |
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Formula One Teams Association Announces New Series of Its Own 
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Replying to: steve_ (Jun 19, 2009 10:19 pm) Regards, Jose |
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Replying to: jlbl (Jun 20, 2009 2:43 am) The brinkmanship continues: Schism Is Real, Says Formula 1 Teams Association, Affirming Plan to Start New Series
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Replying to: steve_ (Jun 22, 2009 10:16 am) |
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Replying to: steve_ (Jun 22, 2009 10:16 am)  . Half of the benefits Eccs gets from track owners and other sponsors of F1 as a group is for himself; the other half for FOTA. I believe FOTA is eventually fighting the big battle to get full control of their business. Regards, Jose
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Replying to: jlbl (Jun 22, 2009 10:56 am) 
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