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19 Jan 2017, 08:11 (Ref:3703527)
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Goodbye! At Last...
Well, seems the Poison Dwarf will soon be gone.
See here:
With this major US media outfit taking control, the old ethos of what was once the greatest sport in the history of our planet will finally be dead and buried.
What's next?
10 Litre engines?
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19 Jan 2017, 08:28 (Ref:3703531)
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SidewaysFeltham
Well, seems the Poison Dwarf will soon be gone.
See here:
With this major US media outfit taking control, the old ethos of what was once the greatest sport in the history of our planet will finally be dead and buried.
What's next?
10 Litre engines? |
Interesting times ahead that is for sure. I won't be watching the races anyway once they are no longer free to air which will also probably lead me to lose what interest I have/had in the 'sport' anyway...
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19 Jan 2017, 08:46 (Ref:3703534)
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You will not get rid of him that easily.
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"If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough."
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19 Jan 2017, 10:43 (Ref:3703557)
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To be honest, is this any different than what we already knew? He will work in a transition capacity with no publicly known end date? Don't start the party just yet!
Richard
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Money can't buy happiness, but somehow it's more comfortable to cry in a Porsche than a Kia.
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19 Jan 2017, 14:26 (Ref:3703591)
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certainly there are issues with BE's tenure that bother me as well but my uncertainty about those who will fill the power vacuum outweighs my desire to see BE gone.
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What shall we use to fill the empty spaces, where waves of hunger roar?
Shall we set out across the sea of faces in search of more and more applause?
Shall we buy a new guitar? Shall we drive a more powerful car?
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19 Jan 2017, 15:54 (Ref:3703603)
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I just hope Liberty Media will see the mistakes Bernie has made and try to rectify them
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He who hesitates is lost!
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19 Jan 2017, 16:51 (Ref:3703615)
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Originally Posted by S griffin
I just hope Liberty Media will see the mistakes Bernie has made and try to rectify them
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Indeed; lots and lots more ways to generate even larger revenue!
Barnum and Baileys writ larger.
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19 Jan 2017, 18:25 (Ref:3703627)
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A bit more on the subject at Motorsport.com
http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/ec...-hands-866879/
I always suspected Bernie was not in favour of Liberty.
I can see a clash of well this is the way have done it for 40 years verses this is the way we need to do it in the future if we are to grow and make more money.
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19 Jan 2017, 18:40 (Ref:3703629)
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Originally Posted by S griffin
I just hope Liberty Media will see the mistakes Bernie has made and try to rectify them
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I think it's more a case of a modern approach to take the sport forward rather than focus on all the things that Bernie may have done wrong...
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19 Jan 2017, 19:16 (Ref:3703632)
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SidewaysFeltham
Well, seems the Poison Dwarf will soon be gone.
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Makes little or no difference now, the evil deed was done years ago when CVC stepped in.
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19 Jan 2017, 21:17 (Ref:3703651)
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Be careful what you wish for...
Besides the more important aspect is Liberty not CVC.
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Why Don't You Just Switch Off Your Television Set and Go Out and Do Something Less Boring Instead?
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19 Jan 2017, 21:28 (Ref:3703654)
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Quote:
Originally Posted by wolfhound
A bit more on the subject at Motorsport.com
http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/ec...-hands-866879/
I always suspected Bernie was not in favour of Liberty.
I can see a clash of well this is the way have done it for 40 years verses this is the way we need to do it in the future if we are to grow and make more money. |
I think by definition BE was never part of the plan for Liberty. They clearly jump in saying things are going to change. If that is the case, you don't put the person in charge who did it the old way. He will exist for a period of time as some sort of security blanket. Then once Liberty has their feet under them he will be gone. I would be shocked if all of this hasn't been working out in advance anyhow.
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21 Jan 2017, 13:06 (Ref:3704063)
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Bernie is a bit like herpes, he just keeps coming back.
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21 Jan 2017, 13:12 (Ref:3704066)
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Problem is he's never gone
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He who dares wins!
He who hesitates is lost!
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21 Jan 2017, 15:39 (Ref:3704087)
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No doubt Liberty are in F1 to make money. There's nothing wrong with that. I just hope they intend to do it by making a bigger cake, and not just continuing the Ecclestone method of taking a bigger slice.
I'm uncomfortable about the possibility of Liberty turning F1 into some sort of All-American Superbowl Show that plays to the lowest common denominator. But for the moment we just have to wait and see.
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