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17 Mar 2018, 09:46 (Ref:3808494) | #1376 | |
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Glad to see F1 still has a sense of humour
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I was lucky enough to be invited on a jolly to the Geneva Motorshow on Thursday. A few manufacturers (Honda, Mercedes & Aston Martin at least) had current F1 cars on their stands. I realise that these were show cars / mock ups made to look like the latest thing but it was interesting to see that none of them were wearing a halo...
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not sure that's a point to make - none of the teams will be wanting to use manufacturing capacity to mock up something for the showcars even now with freight en route to melbourne, and the proper halo manufacturer probably doesn't have time either.
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The point that I was making was that despite making every apparent effort to make these show cars look like the latest thing, none had the most obvious change for 2018 (which could have been as much as a mock up as the rest of the car) fitted to them.
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The Halo is very unpopular in Melbourne. Been in Melbourne since yesterday, and not one person has had anything positive to say about it so far. A lot of F1 fans have cancelled and/or asking for a refund of their tickets. Mark Webber said it's one of the worst decisions F1 has made for a long time. And most fans here seem to agree with him.
On another note, spotted Bottas having lunch yesterday. Must be very keen if he's already in Melbourne this early. |
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Well not so much of a shock now that Ron is no longer there
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F1 fans, who are in Melbourne this far in advance of the race, and have purchased tickets - are finding out about the Halo for the first time? Then, having found out about this one change, are disappointed so much that they are asking for a refund? Have these people been living under a rock for the last few months? If genuine - then there is truly 'nowt as queer..... |
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Yet the Grand Prix board are reporting a recent years record level of advance ticket sales..... maybe they are (not!) drawn by the fact 'Furnace and the Fundamentals' (never heard of them) are playing live after the GP.
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It helps that Sunday general admission tickets have actually dropped from $99 to $89 over the past 9 years - bravo Aus GP!
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19 Mar 2018, 11:04 (Ref:3809068) | #1391 | |
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Well it seems they are getting with reality down under
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i think its fair to say we always knew there was going to be a bigger backlash from the HALO as the first GP approached and when the story moved from specialty sites to that of the local sites/papers.
this narrative of refunds is pretty similar to what happened when the new far more quieter engines came into play...throughout the season there will be stories of those 'surprised' and 'offended' by it and these stories will no doubt have quotes from fans avowing up and down how they will never attend a GP again. par for the course imo. |
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So thats £65 as a direct UK conversion?
How much is Sunday entry at Silverstone? £165? |
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Personally, I don't like the halo but if I was in Melbourne and had a ticket I'd probably still go to see what it's like with the halo "live" and then make a decision on whether I'd bother with tickets for 2019. |
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What constitutes 'A lot' compared to just a few voices? Is the Halo popular - apparently not. Are people complaining about it - almost certainly. Are a handful of people claiming a refund - probably. Will it change anything - absolutely not. |
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IMHO when the general public, as opposed to the petrolheads here, catch sight of the 2018 cars with the Halo appendage for the first time it will tip the balance once for all with regard to viewing figures. Whatever side of the fence you fall there is absolutely no doubt that it is worst abomination aesthetically since F1 first began, only Formula E cars look(and sound) worse and unless something is done very quickly to address the situation it will bring about the final demise.
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