Comments on: F1 links: Mosley offers more concessions

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By: Sir Ian Hyness

Sir Ian Hyness — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 09:35:42 +0000

Am I missing something here?

Our wonderful “Sir” Chris Hoy win’s 3 Gold Medals at the last Olympics. Britain spends £x Million pounds on that sport to make it happen. A country such as say, Ecuador spends £50 on their team because that’s all they can afford and they, not surprisingly would come last. Where are the shouts of “not fair” from the Olympic Committees for the disparity in team funding?
In Scotland we have two teams in the Scottish Premier league, who inevitably win the league every year. How do they do this, by having the fan base (Sponsorship) which brings in the revenue that allows them to by better players and be more successful?

This is the nature of sport. Teams like Force India never got into this sport with the idea they were going to be world champions in two years. Look how long it has taken Red Bull to become real contenders, yet they are now a force to be reckoned with.

With minor successes comes additional sponsorship, the additional sponsorship brings better technical minds and better drivers, ergo greater success.

I’ve been watching this sport for some 40 years, seen teams come and go and some re-emerge in different guises but the fact has always remained, the teams with the money and the technical expertise have been the ones to progress the sport to where it is today.

You know what they say, “if it ain’t broke don’t fix it”

By: VXR

VXR — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:47:28 +0000

Why does Mosley keep putting his offer in front of the media.

So that ‘we’ know what’s going on,and then can (hopefully) make an informed opinion about it.Or would you rather be kept in the dark?

By: Mussolini's pet cat

Mussolini's pet cat — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:51:49 +0000

Hey, hold on Max, this decreasing yearly budget was my idea ages ago! Bloomin cheek.

By: TommyB

TommyB — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:15:03 +0000

I’m sure he couldnt give a darn about people talking about the last few years Look at him now.

By: TommyB

TommyB — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:11:31 +0000

My thoughts exactly. He’s jumping on the Bandwagon too

By: Bigbadderboom

Bigbadderboom — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:33:37 +0000

Constructive critisism more than rubbishing though! Perhaps Jenson should have done better, but as Nigel said on TALKsport this morning, “He has learnt through his failure (at honda), and knows how important this year is”

By: Dougie

Dougie — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:55:23 +0000

Happily proved wrong

As you said though, does say more about Nige than Jenson. Shame.

By: KNF

KNF — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:40:48 +0000

This was at a time when Honda said they were pulling out after their awful season last year…

“Jenson should have won more races, he has under-performed and that is down to him. He had the opportunity and he didn’t take it – there won’t be any more.”

By: Dougie

Dougie — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:03:02 +0000

Wasn’t it just last year that Nige was rubbishing Button?

Flava of the season and all that…

I don’t believe Mansell has ever had a bad word about Button, ever… or for that matter changed his opinion on anything just to suit the moment.

Happy for you to prove me wrong though…