Motorsport Off Topic Thread

[jonneymendoza]

True, but it would be your choice to BUY a house near a concert venue or race track, knowing that this will mean some noise a few times a year.

True say. We are in a housing crisis. We need to start blaming the council and the current government but everyone will continue to support the tores etc

 

[GravyMonster]

Alpha Tauri are (allegedly) becoming 'Visa Cash App RB'

That's got to be one of the worst team names ever.

 

[Blackvault]

Madrid lands Spanish GP from 2026 as Barcelona fights for F1 future

www.motorsport.com

There is Madrid on the calendar from 2026. Not another street track

 

[MissChief]

Madrid lands Spanish GP from 2026 as Barcelona fights for F1 future

www.motorsport.com

There is Madrid on the calendar from 2026. Not another street track

And it looks like it'll be a procession with only a single fast line throughout most of the track.

 

[chrismscotland]

Is this race around an Industrial Estate? That looks like utter ***** to be honest; bring back Bernie and Herman Tilke.

 

[bayo000]

yup looks crap, at least Baku, Monaco and Singapore are in city centres and there's something to look at on aerial shots

 

[Stu999]

Alpha Tauri are (allegedly) becoming 'Visa Cash App RB'

That's got to be one of the worst team names ever.

“Yo! Cash app me some Red Bull!”

 

[Blackvault]

Is this race around an Industrial Estate? That looks like utter ***** to be honest; bring back Bernie and Herman Tilke.

It reminds me of Valencia, which was in the industrial area of its port, and look how that turned out...

 

[Dup]

The colonial owners really are running the sport into the ground. Pointless new circuits, teams with ridiculous names who are essentially just rolling billboards with little chance of success. It's just a willy waving advertising platform at this point. I feel for the people who are there to win and compete. It's just become like a bloatware infested pre-built computer from 15 years ago. The sport has lost its heart and soul for me.

 

[Slam62]

The colonial owners really are running the sport into the ground. Pointless new circuits, teams with ridiculous names who are essentially just rolling billboards with little chance of success. It's just a willy waving advertising platform at this point. I feel for the people who are there to win and compete. It's just become like a bloatware infested pre-built computer from 15 years ago. The sport has lost its heart and soul for me.

Agreed

 

[chrismscotland]

It reminds me of Valencia, which was in the industrial area of its port, and look how that turned out...

I think I'd rather they just brought back Valencia to be honest

 

[GravyMonster]

It really does seem that Liberty are a 'number goes up' outfit. I literally cannot think of any changes they have made which have been a net benefit to the action on track. It's all fluff and marketing to get new punters and make some money before they realise the action isn't all that great and leave again.

 

[chrismscotland]

It really does seem that Liberty are a 'number goes up' outfit. I literally cannot think of any changes they have made which have been a net benefit to the action on track. It's all fluff and marketing to get new punters and make some money before they realise the action isn't all that great and leave again.

I mean it was obvious when a media company took over that this is what would happen; I'm sure there were rumours years earlier that Sky/Murdoch were considering a takeover of F1; exactly the same thing would have happened.

 

[Scam]

The new AT name is absolutely laughable. An embarrassment to the sport, and Visa.

 

[JRS]

It really does seem that Liberty are a 'number goes up' outfit. I literally cannot think of any changes they have made which have been a net benefit to the action on track. It's all fluff and marketing to get new punters and make some money before they realise the action isn't all that great and leave again.

I mean it was obvious when a media company took over that this is what would happen; I'm sure there were rumours years earlier that Sky/Murdoch were considering a takeover of F1; exactly the same thing would have happened.

I do hope the 'Bernie out' folks are happy with what we got as a replacement

 

[MissChief]

The new AT name is absolutely laughable. An embarrassment to the sport, and Visa.

Everyone will call them Alpha Tauri or VCARB.

 

[JRS]

Everyone will call them Alpha Tauri or VCARB.

Well, I'm gonna go with The Team Formerly Known As Minardi if it's all the same to y'all

 

[Scam]

I think more people should come out and support Zak Brown in stating it’s totally unfair they're allowed two teams and four drivers in a race. Haven’t they publicly said they will be working together a lot more going forward, sharing parts and research etc? How that is fair on the other teams I do not know… Let alone what they get up to on track.

 

[Dup]

I do hope the 'Bernie out' folks are happy with what we got as a replacement

Whilst Bernie is akin to Eddie Jordan's evil and significantly richer brother, at least he had his roots in motorsport.

 

[cuke2u]

I think more people should come out and support Zak Brown in stating it’s totally unfair they're allowed two teams and four drivers in a race. Haven’t they publicly said they will be working together a lot more going forward, sharing parts and research etc? How that is fair on the other teams I do not know… Let alone what they get up to on track.

Not everyone agrees with Zak though https://www.grandprix247.com/2024/01/22/allison-downplays-red-bull-and-alphatauri-connection/#:~:text=AlphaTauri that will get its,latter developed their young drivers. As James Allison has stated there are clear rules all teams have to adhere to, as quoted: "If two teams have a strong relationship with each other, it can only really be a strong commercial relationship. It cannot be a strong technical or a strong sporting relationship because the rules forbid that."