British GP under threat again
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Crafty_ said:
The Hypno-Toad said:
BMW
Audi
Citroen
Renault
Jaguar
Have all announced that will be running full factory teams in Formula E when it finally switches to a one car format in 2019. Those are not tinpot companies, those are some of the leading brands in the motor industry and they have clearly decided that Bernies Money Train is something they don't want to be associated with. Loads of us on here have been banging this drum for a long, long time. Formula One is in deep, deep trouble and needs very serious changes to its entire infrastructure if it is to survive into the future.
On a pure marketing and economic perspective, how long are Mercedes going into continue in F1 if they don't have any real opposition and their two bitter rivals are battling wheel to wheel in another format featuring a technology that they rightly or wrongly consider to be the future? Much as people on here hate it, Formula E is not going anywhere and with those companies, the money that is being thrown at & the rule changes coming in, the people who are going to be running F1 in the future need to get a grip asap.
Formula E is a complete joke. watch some races and tell me its the future of motorsport. 1 mile tracks made incredibly narrow around some aprk or other to desperately try and give the impression of speed. Mandatory length pit stops to change cars because they aren't capable of running whole race.Audi
Citroen
Renault
Jaguar
Have all announced that will be running full factory teams in Formula E when it finally switches to a one car format in 2019. Those are not tinpot companies, those are some of the leading brands in the motor industry and they have clearly decided that Bernies Money Train is something they don't want to be associated with. Loads of us on here have been banging this drum for a long, long time. Formula One is in deep, deep trouble and needs very serious changes to its entire infrastructure if it is to survive into the future.
On a pure marketing and economic perspective, how long are Mercedes going into continue in F1 if they don't have any real opposition and their two bitter rivals are battling wheel to wheel in another format featuring a technology that they rightly or wrongly consider to be the future? Much as people on here hate it, Formula E is not going anywhere and with those companies, the money that is being thrown at & the rule changes coming in, the people who are going to be running F1 in the future need to get a grip asap.
Its a joke.
The reason the manufacturers are there is purely for PR "oh yes we do eco cars, look we even race a battery car".
Its all b
ks.The "F1 is dead" is a broken record, we've been hearing it for 20 years. It constantly evolves and changes and next year will possibly see one of the biggest changes that any driver has seen in the regulations.
Mercedes get a huge amount of value from F1 and have no intentions of going anywhere. My own opinion is that they will have serious competition next year - we might just see a Dutchman take the title, if not I reckon it will be the Aussie. Red Bull will be the car to beat.
Anyway... WEC is better than F1 at the moment.
markcoznottz said:
RichB said:
markcoznottz said:
TerzoNeil said:
when f1 goes completely to sky in about 2 years who will be left watching it then, cos i wont pay sky the money at all
No one <clip>... 
All those people who currently enjoy watching it on Sky will continue to do so while they may pick up some additional viewers. Plus million of viewers in other countries or were we being parochial?
I suspect that the highlights package once C4s contract ends will be on Sky Pick which is on Freeview.
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