Comments on: Malaysian washout was 09′s dearest race

By: syiwan

syiwan — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 02:00:37 +0000

‘I’m not being negative to my country’….i’ve read a lot of comments from you being negative about malaysia…you hate a lot of things from alex yoong to lotusf1…

By: Mike "the bike" Schumacher

Mike "the bike" Schumacher — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 00:51:33 +0000

Eccelstone and Max managed somehow to reduce costs for teams enough to see 4 new teams next year and the return of sauber. So why can’t they reduce the costs for the circuts.

By: Tom

Tom — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:53:14 +0000

He’s not on ‘our side’, he’s on CVC’s. The fan’s side would be a very different set of tracks then some of the borefests but cash cows that Bernie sticks on.

It is a shame that the rights holder gets to set tracks rather than the teams, and then have the rights holder negotiate fees.

By: Steve_P83

Steve_P83 — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:40:51 +0000

That’s true and the new leader of IMS is all about making the Speedway profitable. There is absolutely no chance of the speedway signing a contract that doesn’t make financial returns. There is a very slim chance that Bernie will drop his asking price. So, we’re left with a stalemate. Sad to say, but I’d rather not even have a USGP if it’s going to be some stupid hastily designed street track!

By: Gman

Gman — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:28:47 +0000

Same here- any details you can provide would be much appreciated. I haven’[t heard a word about this until now, so please pass along what you can.

Even without the lawsuit, the days of F1 at IMS are long over…..

By: HounslowBusGarage

HounslowBusGarage — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 10:39:34 +0000

That sounds interesting, dj. Can you give us some details? I assume it relates to the last GP – non-payment? Or is it something to do with 2005?

By: steph90

steph90 — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 09:37:14 +0000

Good point but old tracks know are established and know what they’re doing etc but new tracks need to show they can have it so invest more to show they have more on the line. It’s ridiculous prices I agree which have been determined by the CVC and context of recent years but it gets the job done. If they can’t afford they can’t have the race. It’s tough and I do have a lot of sympathy for the countries paying out loads (especially in comparison to other tracks) but it’s F1 so it shouldn’t be easy.
Another good point about Bernie having a monopology over venues. I’ve never been much of a fan of Bernie myself but he’s done a lot for the sport and I do think there are plus points to this system. So if there has to be one man in charge it’s Bernie. The venues will always have to anmswer to someone; they want something so they can’t just name their demands and take it. It’s a business contract and frankly I’m glad we have Bernie on our side.
So I jus think the system is a bit extreme but it has some good points and I personally am not bright enough to think of a way to make it better/more fair on venues.

By: beswrorty

beswrorty — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 09:08:02 +0000

agree with that.

By: dj

dj — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 02:33:51 +0000

IMS an CVC are locked in a 22 plus million dollar law suit…you will never be GP of USA until this is over

By: Gman

Gman — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 02:24:43 +0000

I would really like to see the USGP at Indy, but the odds of it happeneing are pretty much zero. The reason is that the officials at IMS who were behind the F1 deals are no longer working with the place. This includes not just Tony George, but former CEO Joie Citwood, who was key in dealing with Bernie and company.