The Official 2018 French Grand Prix Thread **SPOILERS**

[Sam993]

voicey said:

Does anyone know why the race is starting so late? I'm used to European races being at lunchtime!

La siesta?

[thegreenhell]

I think they moved it to avoid a temporal clash with the England world cup game on Sunday afternoon.

[Sam993]

majordad said:

Good to see the French GP back.

I'm surprised to see French GP back. Apart from this and Magny (and Le Mans obviously that's not F1) they haven't got any exciting tracks.

[suffolk009]

voicey said:

Does anyone know why the race is starting so late? I'm used to European races being at lunchtime!

Football perhaps.

[Drive Blind]

anybody have any detail on the politics in bringing F1 back to France ?

is the paul ricard circuit owned by the super rich and they are paying for it? The french government paying for it? a n other?

[Vaud]

Drive Blind said:

anybody have any detail on the politics in bringing F1 back to France ?

is the paul ricard circuit owned by the super rich and they are paying for it? The french government paying for it? a n other?

Guess who owns Paul Ricard?

[cuprabob]

Don't know the politics but I believe it's owned by one of Bernie's companies.

[Kraken]

Drive Blind said:

anybody have any detail on the politics in bringing F1 back to France ?

is the paul ricard circuit owned by the super rich and they are paying for it? The french government paying for it? a n other?

It's owned by Bernie Ecclestones family trust. Not sure who is actually renting the track for the event though. Probably the local government.

[anonymous-user]

Vaud said:

Drive Blind said:

anybody have any detail on the politics in bringing F1 back to France ?

is the paul ricard circuit owned by the super rich and they are paying for it? The french government paying for it? a n other?

Guess who owns Paul Ricard?

Bernie owns it.

Last time i was there you had to pay for the hospitality meal package or you couldn't enter the race.

[Norfolkit]

rallycross said:

voicey said:

Does anyone know why the race is starting so late? I'm used to European races being at lunchtime!

What time does it start? Must be later for the USA tv audience?

16.10 local time, no idea why the late start.

[thegreenhell]

It's owned by one of Bernie's companies, but it's rented by a third party who are promoting the race with funding from the local Provincial and Departmental governments.

[cuprabob]

Norfolkit said:

16.10 local time, no idea why the late start.

There is an England game that kicks off at 1pm, so as said previously, possibly to avoid a clash.

[thegreenhell]

Drive Blind said:

anybody have any detail on the politics in bringing F1 back to France ?

is the paul ricard circuit owned by the super rich and they are paying for it? The french government paying for it? a n other?

https://joesaward.wordpress.com/2016/12/05/home-th...

[Sam993]

thegreenhell said:

Drive Blind said:

anybody have any detail on the politics in bringing F1 back to France ?

is the paul ricard circuit owned by the super rich and they are paying for it? The french government paying for it? a n other?

https://joesaward.wordpress.com/2016/12/05/home-th...

Lol, that Joe fella is kind of special. Someone made a comment on how financially stupid these deals for regions and Joe ridiculed him and then replied "it makes sense to me" to a comment that stated that they are happy that French GP are back regardless of financials. That's the spirit.

[anonymous-user]

Sam993 said:

Lol, that Joe fella is kind of special.

And then some. He has a terrible attitude when people are not agreeing with him.

[LaurasOtherHalf]

Sam993 said:

thegreenhell said:

Drive Blind said:

anybody have any detail on the politics in bringing F1 back to France ?

is the paul ricard circuit owned by the super rich and they are paying for it? The french government paying for it? a n other?

https://joesaward.wordpress.com/2016/12/05/home-th...

Lol, that Joe fella is kind of special. Someone made a comment on how financially stupid these deals for regions and Joe ridiculed him and then replied "it makes sense to me" to a comment that stated that they are happy that French GP are back regardless of financials. That's the spirit.

I find your recent posts on here amusing, there's no way you only joined up a couple of months ago-who did you used to be?

[Sam993]

LaurasOtherHalf said:

Sam993 said:

thegreenhell said:

Drive Blind said:

anybody have any detail on the politics in bringing F1 back to France ?

is the paul ricard circuit owned by the super rich and they are paying for it? The french government paying for it? a n other?

https://joesaward.wordpress.com/2016/12/05/home-th...

Lol, that Joe fella is kind of special. Someone made a comment on how financially stupid these deals for regions and Joe ridiculed him and then replied "it makes sense to me" to a comment that stated that they are happy that French GP are back regardless of financials. That's the spirit.

I find your recent posts on here amusing, there's no way you only joined up a couple of months ago-who did you used to be?

Good detective work, I used to be Sam996 but it ended up like it usually does with that crap so I went back to the roots, i.e. 993.

PS how do you link sense of humour with how long someone posts? Where's the correlation?
PSS you're not upset that I don't necessarily agree with your views on Rolex, are you? It'd be silly if you were. It be like a childish personal vendetta.

[LaurasOtherHalf]

Sam993 said:

LaurasOtherHalf said:

Sam993 said:

thegreenhell said:

Drive Blind said:

anybody have any detail on the politics in bringing F1 back to France ?

is the paul ricard circuit owned by the super rich and they are paying for it? The french government paying for it? a n other?

https://joesaward.wordpress.com/2016/12/05/home-th...

Lol, that Joe fella is kind of special. Someone made a comment on how financially stupid these deals for regions and Joe ridiculed him and then replied "it makes sense to me" to a comment that stated that they are happy that French GP are back regardless of financials. That's the spirit.

I find your recent posts on here amusing, there's no way you only joined up a couple of months ago-who did you used to be?

Good detective work, I used to be Sam996 but it ended up like it usually does with that crap so I went back to the roots, i.e. 993.

PS how do you link sense of humour with how long someone posts? Where's the correlation?
PSS you're not upset that I don't necessarily agree with your views on Rolex, are you? It'd be silly if you were. It be like a childish personal vendetta.

Not at all!

When you've been of these parts for so long you can tell new posters from old, you don't post like this is your first rodeo Hence it isn't. But after a number of years of posting a certain humour does shine through-it might be because of getting jaded with the usual crap posted on here.

No vendetta about watches however, far from it-I'd love to be able to get everything I know about their business into the minds of others. Like Porsche, the company utterly fascinates me (both their good and bad sides).

[Sam993]

LaurasOtherHalf said:

Sam993 said:

LaurasOtherHalf said:

Sam993 said:

thegreenhell said:

Drive Blind said:

anybody have any detail on the politics in bringing F1 back to France ?

is the paul ricard circuit owned by the super rich and they are paying for it? The french government paying for it? a n other?

https://joesaward.wordpress.com/2016/12/05/home-th...

Lol, that Joe fella is kind of special. Someone made a comment on how financially stupid these deals for regions and Joe ridiculed him and then replied "it makes sense to me" to a comment that stated that they are happy that French GP are back regardless of financials. That's the spirit.

I find your recent posts on here amusing, there's no way you only joined up a couple of months ago-who did you used to be?

Good detective work, I used to be Sam996 but it ended up like it usually does with that crap so I went back to the roots, i.e. 993.

PS how do you link sense of humour with how long someone posts? Where's the correlation?
PSS you're not upset that I don't necessarily agree with your views on Rolex, are you? It'd be silly if you were. It be like a childish personal vendetta.

Not at all!

When you've been of these parts for so long you can tell new posters from old, you don't post like this is your first rodeo Hence it isn't. But after a number of years of posting a certain humour does shine through-it might be because of getting jaded with the usual crap posted on here.

No vendetta about watches however, far from it-I'd love to be able to get everything I know about their business into the minds of others. Like Porsche, the company utterly fascinates me (both their good and bad sides).

I'm not new to the internet in general and perhaps am feeling younger than I am, hence the style.

[anonymous-user]

Everything is late this weekend. First practice doesn't start until 11am no idea why.

Ive very little hope for a good race this weekend, having seen plenty of races at Paul Ricard