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Le Mans F1 race .
Monster boost for the town !!!
http://www.endurance-info.com/versio...nce-14379.html Well , at least they will run on the short circuit , so Tilke wont get his dirty little hands on the vast majority of it thank God . |
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Google translate is perhaps failing me, but it seems as though they want to run the F1 race at Magny Cours the same weekend as Le Mans...?
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I understand it. The translation isn't the greatest, but seems Eccelstone is trying to put the French GP on the same weekend as LM 24. So the writer poses a question, why? Is he afraid of the WEC/LeMans success?
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Or because that's where the hole in the calendar is...
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Man, I thought F1 will come over to Le Mans to race in 24 Hours...
But seriously, staging a French Grand Prix at the same weekend as "The Big One"? Is Mr. Bernie making a fool of himself? |
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Hopefully it's just Bernie being mischievous again but that would be horrendous news if that happened. To be honest I doubt he even knows when the date of Le Mans is.
Maybe there are benefits having all those F1 people in France a week before or after the race - but I hope it falls through. |
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So Le Mans got pushed back to the 22-23 June slot because of the New Jersey GP which was supposed to take place on the 16th, so no clash would take place?
Now the New Jersey is cancelled (which everyone knew would happen) and he is planning a Grand Prix in the same country, on the same date???? Surely this doesn't count as a 'Clash'? Bernie is loosing it. Fast. |
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He thinks he can steal some of LeMans' thunder. That's exactly what it is. Greedy little hobbit!
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given the choice to volunteer, I'd pick Le Mans over F1!
as much as I like F1, the 24hr of Le Mans trumps it hands down, no questions asked! |
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9 Nov 2012, 13:52 (Ref:3164529) | #13 | ||
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Bernie could teach Nicolo Machiavelli a trick or 3...
Strikes me he's trying to beat up ACO again. He won when he got Group C changed to 'F1' engines' and now he's trying to put the boot into the rae itself? Hmmm. I wonder how silly he'd look, if LM24 got it's 250K spectators, and no one went to Mangy Currs at all...? |
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Frankly, if Bernie actually pulls off the deal, that's exactly what I'd expect to happen. Very few people will be going to Magny-Cours, as it's in the middle of nowhere anyway, and the Le Mans crowd will be unaffected (particularly as the ticket prices are lower than F1 for far more track action anyway).
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Again it's more of a limelight thing and press coverage rather than fans at the track. I don't think he really cares too much about attendance at Magny Cours.
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Ecclestone is a ******** for even suggesting that !!! Pity they didnt kick that Hobolot watch up his arse and he may then have a sense of timing . |
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Having 2 major motor sports events in the same country at the same time would put a lot of strain on the available number of marshals and other crucial services.
It would also dilute the press coverage in France and like it or not I am sure plenty of people would forgo the 24HRS for a gp. Bernie is flying a kite, but I would not underestimate the little ****. |
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Why does he hate sports car racing so much? I mean seriously, is he that afraid of the WEC even in its current early state?
I guess deep down he knows that his "product" consists of at least 80% hype and he's afraid that others might notice as well. |
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He should stick to ruining and making money from F1. Doing that to Sportscar is the ACO's job.
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This is the result of the FiA losing control of F1, thanks to Max. They no longer have control of the F1 calendar....Bernie calls the shots. In an ideal world, none of the FiA World Championships would clash......
We all know which race will pull in the biggest, most knowledgeable crowds - however, we also know which race will get the most media coverage, and 'average Joe' interest. |
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I don't mind races being the same weekend, as usually the time difference allows for me to watch both (or my dvr) however having both an f1 race and Le Mans at the same time is a bit idiotic.
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But seriously, I wish the French Grand Prix race would not held next year... Please, for the fans of Sportscar racing! |
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