• weird_nugget@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    F1: “Formula 1 has made clear its intention to move towards greater calendar regionalisation, reducing logistical burdens and making the season more sustainable.”

    Also F1:

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      1 year ago

      Glad Spa is still there.

      Fuck that death trap and get some actually good tracks back on the calendar.

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      1 year ago

      If the ME races are going to make sure they’re the first races of the season they shouldn’t get to dictate the schedule around their other events.

      If they need to be off on Sunday for a religious holiday F1 should be racing somewhere else that week and only go back after the holiday is over.

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    Really wish the organizers at tracks like Hockenheim or Sepang had the budget to host a race. So many tracks here that are simply all right, buying their way in, while truly stellar ones just wither away on the sidelines.

    Very curious to see if the Chinese GP even happens next year.

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      1 year ago

      Really wish the organizers at tracks like Hockenheim or Sepang had the budget to host a race.

      If only there was an Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team with connections to both countries that would push for that…

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          1 year ago

          “Lost”? Advertising itself does not make any profit at all. It’s about promoting the brand and making money from selling the product. Ask Red Bull for details. They spend loads of money (including hosting their own GP) to promote canned soda.

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            I’m not talking about advertising money, I’m talking about them contributing to the fees paid to the FIA to host the actual Grand Prix. The organizers lost money on that race most years. It ran, and 2019 was no exception.

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              The organizers lost money on that race most years.

              Because the German car brand is not interested in paying the fees of a German GP to promote “quality made in Germany”.