The end for Bernie?
Posted by mortal
Bernie Ecclestone charged with bribery, read the news here.
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[www.gp4central.com] <----GP4 CentralSaw a few Tweets about this yesterday, found it quite surprising somehow even though there have been noises about it.
I think there's every chance it'll finish his career. Even if he isn't found guilty, his pride and morale will take a pounding which at his age he'll struggle to recover from.
I think there's every chance it'll finish his career. Even if he isn't found guilty, his pride and morale will take a pounding which at his age he'll struggle to recover from.
He might think he has the sport's best interests at heart, but yeah, he has taken it in an increasingly manufactured direction over the last 15 years or so.
One thing I disagree with: Why should him "taking F1 to new countries" be a good thing? I don't think it necessarily is. Sure, it might bring F1 to new markets and audiences, but at the same time that means it's turning its back on the ones it's had for over half a century, apparently without bothering, and that's not good. It should be taking in both.
And the problem he and his organisation have over TV coverage pisses me right off - I've lost count of the number of times I've YouTubed a classic race only to find FOM have had it(or a section of it) taken down. Just let people upload things FFS!
He's past it, quite frankly. I've been one of Bernie's biggest fans in the past, but it's time for him to go now.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/18/2013 02:25PM by EC83.
One thing I disagree with: Why should him "taking F1 to new countries" be a good thing? I don't think it necessarily is. Sure, it might bring F1 to new markets and audiences, but at the same time that means it's turning its back on the ones it's had for over half a century, apparently without bothering, and that's not good. It should be taking in both.
And the problem he and his organisation have over TV coverage pisses me right off - I've lost count of the number of times I've YouTubed a classic race only to find FOM have had it(or a section of it) taken down. Just let people upload things FFS!
He's past it, quite frankly. I've been one of Bernie's biggest fans in the past, but it's time for him to go now.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/18/2013 02:25PM by EC83.
gav Wrote:
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> The problem is that when Bernie goes, his job will
> be taken by a number-pusher. He's a business guy
> himself, but he's also an F1 man, being driver
> through manager and team owner.
>
> His replacement will surely be a solely
> businessman. Hopefully they'll understand the
> importance of history and tradition in F1 and
> we'll not see a continued mass-exodus to the
> countries willing to pay top-dollar—something
> that would surely all but destroy the sport they
> need to succeed for their business model to work.
An ideal replacement would be someone who's been along a similar career path, and also has a similar business mentality... Niki Lauda maybe?
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> The problem is that when Bernie goes, his job will
> be taken by a number-pusher. He's a business guy
> himself, but he's also an F1 man, being driver
> through manager and team owner.
>
> His replacement will surely be a solely
> businessman. Hopefully they'll understand the
> importance of history and tradition in F1 and
> we'll not see a continued mass-exodus to the
> countries willing to pay top-dollar—something
> that would surely all but destroy the sport they
> need to succeed for their business model to work.
An ideal replacement would be someone who's been along a similar career path, and also has a similar business mentality... Niki Lauda maybe?
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