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Originally Posted by chavez
Did Vowles or Horner mention the race fans?
No, course they didn't.
Unlike the teams, the race fan is guaranteed to make a financial loss, but would benefit from an additional team in terms of interest and entertainment.
Sometimes the likes of Horner forgets why the sport exists and which group guarantees that existence by their often unwelcome presence.
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Don't overlook the fact that as far as most, if not all, teams' principles believe that F1 is a business; they are not in the least concerned about "fans" because fans do not contribute financially in any significant measure. The teams rely on commercial sponsors and FOM for their income, although I do appreciate that firms such as Red Bull do, in theory, contribute to many "sports" to boost the sales of their products.
However, I do believe that most sponsorship money comes from businesses that are corporate in that it is aimed at other corporate entities. That is why so many F1 race meetings take place in countries that, in reality, have very little "fan" interest; it's all aimed at the money people in those countries.
And fans and/or spectators have been the losers for a long time with FOM, whether under Mr E or Liberty, have been constantly ramping up the race licence fees which, in turn, forces the local promoters to vastly increase admission prices!