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13 Jan 2017, 15:38 (Ref:3702373) | #51 | ||
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Sad to say, I don't think we'll see them in Melbourne. F1 really needs to look at its business model.
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sounds rather like they keep getting found out during due diligence if there's been two serious buyers, doesn't it?
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Well, if due diligence is all about whether or not the company is reasonably setup to survive, then it's quite conceivable that it's actually the sport being found out, rather than the team. It could be that two serious buyers are looking at it with all of the Manor information and realising that it simply is too hard to run a team in F1 now.
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in fairness though we are talking about losing the most underfunded team on the grid.
sure the prize money only going to the top 10 regardless of how many teams compete is an antiquated rule and there needs to be more financial restraint within the sport but its not like we are losing Williams or FI/Jordan or even an STR/Minardi. plus we really dont know anything about their finances or how leveraged they are or what their larger hedge fund investment/loss strategy is. as much as i love the underdog and as much as im really amazed that this Virgin/Marussia/Manor team lasted as long as it did, and i hate to make this allusion, but their 7 years on the grid do not leave me with happy memories. F1 is an expensive sport, and right or wrong, underfunded teams can lead to an unacceptable level of danger. apologies if that was harshly stated. |
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14 Jan 2017, 11:37 (Ref:3702512) | #59 | |
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Maybe E-Cigarettes or Vapes would be better?
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Does Ferrari still get money from Philip Morris?
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I hope this happens, it would be a shame to lose Manor ..
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So do I, I'd hate to see the grid depleted more
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Good luck to them. I don't know if it'll be accepted though, it seems to involve giving up the whole business.
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All you can hope is that the future new owner has the ability to either source or attract the wherewithal to firstly keep the team alive, and secondly to move it forward as a race team, as a commercial enterprise.
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Any rumours or scuttlebut on who the bidder might be?
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Phoenix Finance?
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Quantum Motorsports??
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Rumours say it's still the investor from Asia (Ricaro Gelael)
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It's shocking that FIA does nothing to help small teams to keep in F1.
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