Rich Energy drop Haas. No...Really. Seriously...

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Eddy5 said:

For clarity; RB have named RE & the storyteller.

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No idea of the source; can’t find anything via Google, but this tweet claiming RE lost their Vin-X case yesterday, which, by enforcing the handover of 20% of RE to Vin-X will therefore reveal the “value “ of RE.

https://twitter.com/thomasmaheronf1/status/1152235...

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Also (from same source);

https://twitter.com/thomasmaheronf1/status/1152234...

A “new “ RE rises from the decaying fecal matter of the first.

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DanielSan said:

Translation (sentence by sentence):

Haas F1 have got fed up with the whole RE / Storey bullst and have decide to pull the plug.

While not enjoying the prospect of not receiving a penny of real money, combined with the recognition that RE has zero corporate strategy, presence or intelligence, Haas F1 has decided to change its strategy to not include RE.

Subsequently HaasF1 has given RE the boot as soon as we reasonably could.

HaasF1 really, really wants to explain how dipst, embarassing and amateur RE were throughout, but wishes to present a professional and gracious front, so doesn't mention that.

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“We are well aware of the previous controversy linked to Rich Energy; however, William Storey and the team at Rich Energy have been very transparent in lied very convincingly about their business dealings, to give us full confidence in our partnership to move ahead."

Fixed that for them.

How the living f**k can they be so stupid as to be taken in by this moron.

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StevieBee said:

William Storey was on my train today. I don't know why this should be odd but it was. Heading back to Waterloo from Wandsworth Town and there he was - in the cheap seats (not that there's on option on that line). Was definitely him! Was going to say something but couldn't really think of anything meaningful other than where can I get a can?

"Have you paid Whyte bikes yet?.......with real money?"

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Doesn't look like it:

https://twitter.com/Jalopnik/status/12284904221226...

(refuse to post the official twitter link(s), as it just encourages Storey when he sees his st being re-posted!)

If you're interested, the bull is spread thickly at :https://www.richomg.com/

Edited by JonChalk on Wednesday 19th February 19:21

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VFX_Artist said:

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/25869793...

Very strange, they are marketing it to Romanians living in the UK.

Oh yeah - facebook marketplace - the place to promote a "premium energy drink produced to offer the utmost quality and flavour. It is manufactured with pure mineral water and superior ingredients".

fb marketplace, shortly to be followed by Poundland.

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fesuvious said:

How come this thread runs unimpeded but any disscussion about events regarding Specialist cars of Malton gets culled - when it's in the press / courts and public domain anyway?

Genuine question

Suspect because SCOM is a serious matter involving real peoples money and livelihoods, while st-for-brains beardy is an utter joke whose delusions of grandeur are pure entertainment for any one with more than two brain cells to rub together.
Just MHO, but as yet there’s no evidence to suggest any crime has been committed, no-one is trying to take him to court and there’s no case to suggest that public discussion may or may not hinder or influence any ongoing case. So fair game.

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Chrisgr31 said:

The whole Rich Energy situation is very strange. How a product that appears not to exist can support a bike racing team is mysterious

Not only does the product not appear to exist, but a company that doesn't really exist, except as a figment of someone's imagination, continues to survive solely on the back of social media posts with no basis in reality.

These are very strange times we live in.

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Speed Badger said:

Oh dear god...

Oh fk NO!. Please let this be one of Storey's jerk off stories.

WTF would the eminently sensible new owners of Williams want anything to do with the deluded, hairy turd?

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djgritt said:

Apparently the Rich Energy “Formula One Announcement” will be Sunday afternoon.

Wonder if they are just trolling everyone and it could be related to some other ‘Formula One’ such as Powerboats or something?

Hope to God it's not Formula 1 Autocentres - got my wife's car booked for an MOT with them on Sunday morning.

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Dr Interceptor said:

Rich Energy Twitter said:

"Due to a media request we have been asked to delay announcement by 1 hour so will be 3pm UK time today.

1. RichEnergy #F1"

Was the media request to "kindly fk off"?.

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ajprice said:

There's a part 2, because making this one whole video is hard https://twitter.com/rich_energy/status/13609762089...

Still not a real announcement though. They decided not to enter their own team, and they've 'agreed' a majority stake of an F1 team to become a title sponsor in 2022 of a team who shall not be named.

Yeah right.

Panthera

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There's no such thing as bad publicity.........unless the whole fricking world is laughing AT you.

Edited by JonChalk on Sunday 14th February 16:48

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vaud said:

HustleRussell said:

Also there are basically no sponsors?

I can see on the car:

Haas
1&1
Pirelli


And Schumacher has: Under Armour, Ferrari Driver Academy, Richard Mille, Deutsche Vermögensberatung, Schuberth, Ravenol, and SSI Schaefer

..not forgetting URALKALI....granted not really a sponsor, so much as some scheme aimed at funnelling money thru some dodgy Dmitry Mazepin led dodge / laundering process to ensure he trousers more hard cash.....

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O.M.F.G.

Will he never learn? This is the height of self-deluded, self-promotion that seems to be the cornerstone of the free-loading "influencer".

If we never heard from him again, the world would be a measurably better place.

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Megaflow said:

It plainly has to be some kind of money laundering exercise.

As an aside Whyte bikes have done some spice trolling, the is the charger socket on their latest ebike:

That's good!

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b0rk said:

Megaflow said:

It has got to be the former, nobody is going to be dumb enough to think he is a serious business investment anymore are they, are they...

Surely it is too high profile for it to be a front business for less than honest sources of income. However where the not inconsiderable money came from is still a mystery.

Someone, somewhere wanted a lot of cash spent..

It is the ultimate expression of "hiding in plain sight".

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With any luck, he'll lose interest in motorsport, and take his unique brand of bullst self-promotion off to football, where it would be a much better fit

https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/foo...