As the 2010 Grand Prix season beckons, most of my acquaintance are agreed that it’s been a very long time since we anticipated a year with such relish. Schumacher back… Alonso at Ferrari… Button with Hamilton at McLaren… four World Champions in the pack… the prospect of four highly competitive… Read more
Tag: Bernie Ecclestone
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Alonso, but not by much…
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Enough with the conspiracy theories
September 28th, 2009 | Rob Widdows | 21 Comments
During the course of an interview with the BBC last Saturday, Mr Ecclestone invited us to consult a dictionary to check the meaning of the word ‘conspiracy’.
For those of you who either missed the interview, or failed to take up the invitation, allow me to clarify the definition of… Read more -
The hard line behind FOTA’s friendly message
On March 5, in Geneva, FOTA – Formula One Teams Association – had its inaugural press conference, and my immediate impression was to feel a touch underwhelmed. Luca di Montezemolo, the association’s president, was at his most patrician as he addressed the audience, but if we had been expecting a… Read more
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Bernie cut costs? Never…
Dear Nigel,
I see Bernie is telling the teams that they should expect less money in the future. In that case, will the cost of sanctioning one of his races reduce accordingly?
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Medals don’t make much sense
Dear Nigel
Regarding Bernie Ecclestone’s proposed medals system, will the weight penalty affect the outcome of races as Massa or Hamilton compete with several medals hanging around their necks? Not to mention the g-forces on their necks… Or am I just dreaming of the Gibraltar GP?
Alan Baulch -
Donington GP plan might just work
While in Monaco, for the Motor Sport Business Forum, I heard the address given by Simon Gillett on the plans to hold the British Grand Prix at Donington Park, and came away more impressed than expected, I must say.
It will be remembered that the FIA, with gratuitous cruelty, chose… Read more
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A world away from where we started
All of a sudden the World Championship calendar is starting to look more than a little unbalanced – and, some would say, unstable. As of now, the 2009 schedule contains 17 races (two fewer than originally envisaged), and for the first time a majority of them will be run outside… Read more
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Bernie v Max: is it real this time?
Years ago I concluded an interview with Bernie Ecclestone with a question about his relationship with Max Mosley. We all sit there in the press room, I said, and endlessly ask, ‘Well, are they joined at the hip, or what? Are they really at loggerheads about this or that? Or… Read more
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Silverstone revamp – not all rescue missions are beautiful
March 10th, 2008 | Ed Foster | No Comments
The British Racing Drivers’ Club has finally produced some computer-generated images for the new pit complex at Silverstone. The BRDC knows as well as anyone that Bernie Ecclestone will have no qualms about axing the British Grand Prix when their contract runs out at the end of 2009 if some… Read more
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