Comments on: FOTA claims to support the fans – but do the fans support FOTA? (Poll)

By: scunnyman

scunnyman — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:09:11 +0000

You must be so proud Keith.

To have such an International Body such as Ferrari quoting your lil’ ol’ website.

Keep up the good work.

By: Keith Collantine

Keith Collantine — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 09:22:42 +0000

Ferrari have responded to the results of this poll!

The Formula 1 fans’ noise on the internet continues in favour of Ferrari and FOTA [...] British website http://www.F1fanatic.co.uk published the results of a survey where 83% of the fans agree with the FOTA.

http://www.ferrari.com/English/News/Pages/090617_Fans_on_the_internet_are_with_FOTA.aspx

By: scunnyman

scunnyman — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 06:35:17 +0000

yes

By: scunnyman

scunnyman — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 06:29:33 +0000

Yes reducing race distances is not good in my book, but 99% of FOTA propsals are probably worth looking at.
I’m sure they will have decent ideas to put forward if they have to break away from FIA.

By: scunnyman

scunnyman — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 06:17:54 +0000

I think the main point is the FIA’s lack of compassion toward all the poeple who may lose their livlihoods if the budget cap comes in as it is proposed now. yes jobs will have to go to cut costs, but maybe some way could be found to reduce costs without losing too much of the workforce.
In the current financial climate people need their jobs more than ever.
If you look at any other major company they do not take job cuts arbitrarily. Budgets should be reduced slowly over a number of years 3 -5 i would say. And for newer teams there should be help from current teams in way of loans or something from the money saved.

And money is going to be continually wasted by having new rules year in and year out.

By: scunnyman

scunnyman — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 05:59:51 +0000

I repeat again and again i cannot agree more.

By: scunnyman

scunnyman — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 05:54:42 +0000

The FIA will NEVER!!!!! realise this Kayleigh is my fear

By: scunnyman

scunnyman — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 03:57:07 +0000

I also meant to say that in football/soccer you would never get the referees getting involved in running the sport and the rules. They just REF ER EE don’t they?

By: scunnyman

scunnyman — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 03:44:44 +0000

From reading various posts and articles regarding the FOTA vs FIA it has become quite clear that the fundamental running of motorsport in general has to change to stop everything from running itself into the ground. I am not just talking F1 either, i’m sure most motorsport series are in need of improvement.
What i see is the need for a body to be set up (totally independant of the FIA, with no ties at all), to be used to introduce and run the regulations of each motorsport series. The teams should not really have any part of the regulations, nor should the FIA.
The teams should be there to just to race period.
And the FIA should only be there to referee and make sure the teams and drivers are running to the series regulations set out by the above mention body. And this needs to be seen to be done correctly and above board, totally transparent.
People need to know that the sport is run fairly, and refereed fairly.
Three sides of the infernal triangle should not get involved with each other.

The only sticking block to this is the CVC and Bernie and Max.

With these 3 entities overseeing motorsport then nothing good will ever work properly.

By: scunnyman

scunnyman — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 03:12:20 +0000

I agree Martin. More people on here should look at the history of formula one instead the here and now. Some who have been watching and following F1 for a short time haven’t had the time really to justify making a valid comment.
You can usually tell those on here who have been following F1 for longer than a couple of seasons by the way they comment.