Lot's of these countries have unresolved human rights issues, why we a racing there at all?
Human rights don't matter when you're making millions. It's good business 101.
Lot's of these countries have unresolved human rights issues, why we a racing there at all?
Human rights don't matter when you're making millions. It's good business 101.
So here's the question - if they take the moral high ground and don't race at these venues, how do you make up the budgetary shortfall? Where do you either make more money elsewhere or where do you spend less? And while you're suggesting this, keep in mind that F1 has to maintain the "pinnacle of motorsports" image with all the accouterments.
I think that the answer ends up being that you make a nice video where Seb Vettel asks us all "to see the beauty of it," but you still have to race at these places to pay the bills. Hashtags and T-shirts are pretty cheap.
And because it is an engineering contest it is very expensive. I don't understand how you can want it to be simpler, but also want them to be just as innovative.Make F1 work with less money. It's all too expensive und unsustainable at all. 800 to 2000 engineers to make two cabriolets drive in a circle? C'mon. The fact that they have to go to bed with dicatorships to make enough money proves that they are not the pinnacle of motorsport but rather the "whore of motorsports". Very expensive hookers.
F1 is supposed to be an engineering contest, not a money contest.
If a nation has a track good enough and can pay money who cares. Human Rights violation exist all over the world. Maybe on a smaller scale. People with Covid are being treated poorly by medical staff. BLM protests are causing deaths on both sides of the argument. Motor racing is a sport and external politics doesn't matter. Governments have to fix politics not sports.Because they pay a lot of money for the privilege of having F1 come there. I don't think that F1 is in the financial position to be too picky about this.
I'm not saying that this is right, but this is reality.
We all pay taxes and because the Government is corrupt they waste the money of us the citizens. I would not care if it went to Jobs, affordable housing like the politicians promise.
Human rights don't matter when you're making millions. It's good business 101.
How much of a shortfall would there actually be if they stayed in countries that didn't have human rights abuses? There are plenty of countries that are capable of hosting a race, and would be able to pull in customers with money to spend. I don't know did F1 have to go to these places or go bankrupt, or did they go to those countries just because they would get more money.So here's the question - if they take the moral high ground and don't race at these venues, how do you make up the budgetary shortfall?
There are plenty of countries that are capable of hosting a race, and would be able to pull in customers with money to spend. I don't know did F1 have to go to these places or go bankrupt, or did they go to those countries just because they would get more money.
It is true that the top 3 driver's battles have been historically boring this year, but if you can ignore that and the lack of a podium ceremony for the best of the rest, I think you can enjoy this season just by watching the midfield battle. Plenty of memorable moments have happened this year in the midfield in pretty much every single race that made it an uncertainty of who was going to finish at the top of the midfield.I have been following F1 since the mid-70's. Has the sport ever been as boring as it is today?
Unless something unusual happens like rain or red flags, the racing is not compelling in my opinion.
I think the cars are amazing engineering machines and the drivers have probably never been better however at the end of the day, the entertainment on the track is limited. The starts are great however it doesn't take long before the race turns into a bore for most of the races.
Its to bad F1 can't be more nimble and fix the situation for next year.
Good question. I would assume that it's enough to make it worthwhile. Then again, here in the States cities keep building stadiums and arenas, despite all the studies which show that it doesn't add to the kind of long-term economic benefit promised when the taxpayers vote to build the new facility. So who knows how it all works out?I guess a lot of countries are willing to pay up in order to promote their country and boost tourism. I wonder how much money they *really* make (or lose) when hosting a GP.
People have different opinions however my opinion is F1 has definitely created more compelling seasons prior to 2013. There have been some bad seasons like 2004 (Schumacher 13 wins) however nothing as long as the last 7 years.Another thought of why F1 is boring some of us to death nowadays - my personal perspective is: I always followed F1 all my life trying to not miss any race. Even got up at 4am when necessary.
I haven't watched F1 this year. Maybe 2 or 3 races in 2019, maybe 5 in 2018. Reason for this being that everybody who has the slightest idea of motorracing knows who (normally) will win (the race and the championship).
My personal take on the reason for this (Schumacher was dominant also as many have already stated) is simply that I grew older. I have better things to do with my time than watch the obvious. I have enough experience to see the business behind the "sport" and thus see the reason why it is impossible to solve the problem within FIA. I have switched my interest towards WEC where at least there is an interest in creating closer racing and of course MotoGP and WorldSBK.
The latter being the 1A-example of how things can still be interesting even if a guy wins 11 races in a row and still will fail to be champion (as in 2019).
Or in short: Maybe F1 has not been more interesting in the past, it's just us who have gained experience
Good question. I would assume that it's enough to make it worthwhile. Then again, here in the States cities keep building stadiums and arenas, despite all the studies which show that it doesn't add to the kind of long-term economic benefit promised when the taxpayers vote to build the new facility. So who knows how it all works out?
It must be worth it for F1. Again, they must figure that any PR hit is well-offset by the financial gains.
I was always a fan of the Bernie shortcuts and sprinklers.i was thinking about it while ago, part of track upside down as joker lap as they have it in rallycross, every driver must make joker lap which is driving upside down
Strip clubs? In Montreal? Say it isn't so! </sarcasm> I know that a lot of baseball teams dreaded the trouble that their players could get into while playing at "The Big Owe." (speaking of public expenditures that don't return on investment)In Montreal, the businesses that really profit are hotels, upscale restaurants, bars and strip clubs. Definitely not my cup of tea. There's also a huge social problem related to sex trafficking that, every year, gives a rather bad reputation to motor racing. :-(