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Yes they sell alcohol at the event. The local audience are well aware this event is run for a “western” crowd and it may not align with their religious beliefs. I don’t understand people saying F1 should only be held in places where there is a local motor racing tradition or where it can encourage other forms of motor sport.It is a big event and stands on its own.A lot of F1 fans I know have zero interest in any other form of motor sport anyway.That being said a lot of countries where there is no real local motor sport-Turkey,South Korea,India-have struggled to find an audience. |
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One comment about Korea is that, for reasons that I am not aware of, they chose to create the circuit hundreds of miles from the capital Seoul where the largest population live. It was sited in an industrial area (ship-building I seem to remember) of the country, which from memory, didn't even have a local airport and was not really a good place to have it being no-where near any population centres. Again, from memory it was about an eight to ten hour drive from the capital which was off-putting to locals as well as international tourist. An exception, almost, to this is Japan where the almost rabid motor racing fans will travel countless hours to attend a grand prix, in the case of Suzuka. Although to be fair to Japan, there are large conurbations within an hour or so, although thousands do drive down from Tokyo, and there is an international airport fairly nearby as well as frequent bullet trains stations within bus driving distance. |
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Is Japan an exception? Japan has a well established motorsports heritage, through involvement in F1, IndyCar, MotoGP, WEC and has it's own motorsports series. |
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According to Sky Sports, Stefano Domenicali has said the 2022 calendar is set to be 23 races and finish in mid-November.
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There are an increasing amount of column inches being devoted to a VAG entry to F1 - with the latest being a BBC article that suggests the new engine regulations are favourable to VAG. Let's not forget, they were involved in the technical discussions for a reason. With QIA having a 10-year deal to host a GP, their previous attempts to take a controlling stake in the sport (they were a rival to Liberty Media) and already proven as a venue since 2004 for MotoGP, then surely they have proven that there is interest in the country? So maybe - we really do need another race in the middle east to fulfil the other hopes you have for the sport? The stake that QIA has in VAG may be the final piece of the jigsaw to unlock an entry from Porsche..... |
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We do not need another GP in the Middle East. Let Manufacturers come and go. F1 needs to make if affordable for teams to come in
For sure having manufacturers help, but it's not the be all and end all. So let's keep encouraging teams to join while we can. Frankly I do wonder if VAG should have entered earlier. Just make engine regulations affordable so anyone can come in and not just manufacturers, but specialist engine builders. Can't rely on engine manufacturers who could easily leave tomorrow. Frankly I think a ten year deal for Qatar is absurd, why should they take a controlling interest in F1? And just because it's worked in MotoGp doesn't mean it will work in F1. I will see what happens this year, but I don't think it's one that is really crucial to the future of our sport It's ridiculous to suggest that we need Middle Eastern races to attract more manufacturers. And I said I wanted more teams, not more manufacturers. Just let the manufacturers come in when they want, because there's no guarantee they are going to be there in the long run |
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Fan: I want more teams! I want more circuits!
F1: just a minute, let us negotiate with this circuit we've never been to before. Fan: NOT THAT ONE. F1: OK, hold your horses, we're going to talk to some people who might be interested in joining and running a team. Fan: NOT THEM F1: What about those other guys? Fan: NOT THEM EITHER. It's no wonder Liberty want to reduce their stake in the business. |
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I just think it would be so much easier and better if F1 kept things simple. Having too many races overcomplicates things and if anything doesn’t easier on the cost and the many team members who need their own life
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i think we take for granted how much the sport and the teams rely on ME investment and money. whether its investment or ownership stakes in teams, paying high hosting fees (possibly allowing traditional venues to pay less), track side advertising, behind the scenes and/or in boardrooms influence with any number of other brands, manus, and suppliers associated with F1 etc
if more teams, either manu or privateer, are to come then surely they will need both money and permission from their shareholders to do so thus i suspect ME investors will feature prominently. just my opinion though of course but if more races in the ME expands its profile there, makes it easier for these sovereign wealth funds to justify their contributions, then i am all in for more ME races. anyways, in a couple of months we will see what they build in Saudi and then next year we can compare it to the parking lot race track they are planning for in Miami. |
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It has to be borne in mind that Middle East interests already have substantial shareholding in at least one F1 team, McLaren, holding over 70% of the group. And of course, ME groups are said to be interested in buying FOM from Liberty. And interestingly enough, the Latifi company has a 7% holding, as well.
We need to remember that they, as well as the Chinese and the Russians have all the money nowadays. |
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the only tradition in motorsports that matters is that they go where the money is. or it these could be that these regions still consume the most tobacco? |
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One of Domenicali’s key arguments for expanding in the Middle East is that the via the likes of Aramco the region is at the forefront of developing alternative fuels, a direction F1 is taking. “We always said, this region represents a milestone for the strategic development of F1,” he said last week. “We see a lot of potential of growth, we see that we can enhance what is F1, it's technology research, it's sporting activation. It's something that is also related to the fact that we do believe that we have a responsibility versus the future of our sustainable project. “And I think with the powers that we can have here, we can really enhance that, making sure that our future is leading to a platform that is from one side, very, very popular, and very sustainable.” |
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And also remember they can charge more to the places that need or desire a race for prestige and be able to keep other tracks around on the calendar. Until they start doubling up and making it a ME only series maybe dial back the anger level to a 3. If they can pay great. If the race track is dull as a carpark but the racing is good, great. If the track is a classic but the racing sucks, why are we there again? Oh yeah, cause Monaco brings in the people who want to be associated with the glamour and PAY FOR IT.
That said, cramming a race in places where it doesn't need to be is a fool's errand. See India and Korea sadly, both could have been good but other factors made it a tough sell and the tracks, well..... It feels like Miami will be Monaco in the racing is 1000% secondary to the glad-handing and Paddock Club tickets sold. Similar to the happenings at COTA, it appears a great many people 2 years ago came in the track ground during the race and were they for the other events not the racing. Is that a good or bad thing? Depends on the ticket pricing and the track. I've heard some TERRIBLE stories about COTA and some who claim the exact opposite, I'm inclined to believe the terrible as I know them personally but I hope the track has learned. Personally wish my dad still ran Aramco Aviation, think I could get a few of those fancy tickets and make all the rich folks uncomfortable with me actually watching the racing. He went to a few in Bahrain and said many of his pilots, Saudi and expat, were big F1 and sportscar fans but others loved the big engine street racing and weren't into the track stuff. But plenty of expats to support multiple races in the region it seems, and tons of money |
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Definitely the traditional GPs need to not try and outprice themselves. The last thing we need is for F1 to lose them, so hopefully common sense will prevail. Some of the newer events don’t do much for F1. It would be a shame to lose the classical events, but I don’t think that would happen
A lot of countries have tried to make their GP work and have failed, due to there not being a contingency plan. We’ll have to wait and see what Miami does. I do worry for Austin whether it can survive against Miami, but then that’s how it goes Obviously spectators are really important. For me they are crucial to a lot of events. And to be fair their have been new events that have had a decent crowd, although some have failed in that regard |
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Quite frankly the price is too high for some. Events like Baku, Sochi and Abu Dhabi, do we really need them? It’s clear events like Britain, France, Monaco, Italy, Germany, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Australia et al are more important for the fans, so quite why they need to prove themselves by paying more IDK, but the right agreement needs to be reached.
Frankly the money was put too high and Bernie takes the responsibility for that, frankly he should have not let the fees get so high. The circuits are in a tough situation: how to make money without ripping off the fans. I hope something is done |
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For many years it was believed that Monaco didn't even pay a sanctioning fee, but in 2017, Prince Albert, in an interview, claimed that they did have to pay but didn't say how much that fee was. All he said is that Mr E had recognised what value the principality brought to F1, and based the fee on that, and it was possibly low. They also enjoy the only GP that they, as promoters, have the TV rights, including the direction of the filming and provide the feed to other broadcasters which brings in income to set against the sanctioning fee. |
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the extra money Liberty is extracting from these 'prestige' races seems to be allowing more favorable deals to be signed with classic venues.
the trade off works for me. i like the future more then the past i guess. more so when they build these absolute marvels of modern architecture and then dedicate them to auto racing and car ( well Ferrari) culture like in Abu Dhabi...honestly Yas Marina makes Monaco look like a 1970s Soviet era concrete tenement project by comparison and im guessing that whenever the Saudi's finish this race track city resort thing outside of Riyadh it will make Yas Marina look like a dump...and then how bad and decrepit will Monaco look? |
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You must be joking. Abu Dhabi is just a see of tarmac. Monaco still looks impressive and up to date. Nothing like an old Soviet tenement.
I have nothing against newer tracks joining, but they have to add something to the calendar or there's no point. |
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Still would go for Monaco, better backdrop if you ask me, whatever the age
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