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2023 Formula 1 Season thread

Glideslope

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Reports out there that Saudi Arabia tried and is still interested in buying F1 from Liberty for $20 Billion.

Tossing around the old $620 Billion Dollar Sovereign Wealth Fund AKA- Public Investment Fund.

Another LIV Golf Play. Apparently the FIA went Ballistic when they got a sniff.

So sick of monies role in Motorsport these days.
 
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Glideslope said:
Reports out there that Saudi Arabia tried and is still interested in buying F1 from Liberty for $20 Billion.

Tossing around the old $620 Billion Dollar Sovereign Wealth Fund AKA- Public Investment Fund.

Another LIV Golf Play. Apparently the FIA went Ballistic when they got a sniff.

So sick of monies role in Motorsport these days.
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I’ll quit following it if Saudi money buys the sport, I already skip races in those desert car parks as I can. Unfortunately I think it’ll end up going to a consortium like that eventually and we probably have to accept the sport isn’t what it used to be.
 
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Glideslope said:
Reports out there that Saudi Arabia tried and is still interested in buying F1 from Liberty for $20 Billion.

Tossing around the old $620 Billion Dollar Sovereign Wealth Fund AKA- Public Investment Fund.

Another LIV Golf Play. Apparently the FIA went Ballistic when they got a sniff.

So sick of monies role in Motorsport these days.
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It is a true global sport, being well funded is a good thing. It helps bring it to a true global audience. Like it or not, but without money the sport (just like many others) would not reach so many people, and it becomes elitist once again. I think it is wonderful to see so much interest, so much more nowadays than there used to be.
 
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cyb3rdud3 said:
It is a true global sport, being well funded is a good thing. It helps bring it to a true global audience. Like it or not, but without money the sport (just like many others) would not reach so many people, and it becomes elitist once again. I think it is wonderful to see so much interest, so much more nowadays than there used to be.
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Nothing is worth Saudi Money. I'll never waiver on that point. Never.
 
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Glideslope said:
Nothing is worth Saudi Money. I'll never waiver on that point. Never.
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cyb3rdud3 said:
Comes across pretty racist but hey ho your choice. I doubt you are able to live and do anything that doesn’t have a Saudi influence at some level.
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One does not have to dislike Arabs to dislike select Arab governments and their human rights (or lack thereof) policies.

I'm an American and I dislike a fair number of State governments in this country for their human rights (or lack thereof) policies.
 
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Glideslope said:
“The Don King Clause.”

www.planetf1.com

FIA president reminds F1: 'The championship is ours, we have only rented it out'

FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem would have a say in a F1 sale with the so-called "Don King Clause" coming into force.
www.planetf1.com www.planetf1.com
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It’s all rinse and repeat as Bernie and the teams were at war on and off with the FIA for around 45 years. The sport has always been one big power struggle and especially after Bernie turned it into a profitable return. Had the teams bought the commercial rights when Bernie offered them a stake, there would be no greedy commercial rights holders in the years that followed and now.

I supported the breakaway back in 2009 and I think we’d have a much better sport now personally. Sure you’d have lost the ‘Formula One’ brand, but at least the racing would have gone the way the teams want rather than manufactured racing to suit climate agendas and ‘the show’. It would be cool to be able to enjoy proper racing before it all goes electric eventually and the pinnacle of single seater motorsport becomes a more prestige version of Formula E.
 
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The-Real-Deal82 said:
It’s all rinse and repeat as Bernie and the teams were at war on and off with the FIA for around 45 years. The sport has always been one big power struggle and especially after Bernie turned it into a profitable return. Had the teams bought the commercial rights when Bernie offered them a stake, there would be no greedy commercial rights holders in the years that followed and now.

I supported the breakaway back in 2009 and I think we’d have a much better sport now personally. Sure you’d have lost the ‘Formula One’ brand, but at least the racing would have gone the way the teams want rather than manufactured racing to suit climate agendas and ‘the show’. It would be cool to be able to enjoy proper racing before it all goes electric eventually and the pinnacle of single seater motorsport becomes a more prestige version of Formula E.
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Agreed. Amazing how often Bernie is still mentioned in the sport even today.

2009 was a huge missed opportunity.
 
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Ford expected to announce soon that they are partnering Red Bull from 2026.
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Reading the comments online about this and it’s amazing how many fans out there have no idea Ford have supplied engines throughout the sports history. Some find this news hilarious apparently .
 
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I’m surprised about Ford partnering with Red Bull. Naturally Ford has a longer history than Red Bull in Motorsport but still. It will be interesting to see whether they fit together. The jury is out for me.

I hope they like brilliant opinionated people from the Netherlands 😂
 
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The-Real-Deal82 said:
Ford expected to announce soon that they are partnering Red Bull from 2026.
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Reading the comments online about this and it’s amazing how many fans out there have no idea Ford have supplied engines throughout the sports history. Some find this news hilarious apparently .
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Agreed. I think sometimes we forget how far back some of us go. Allot of todays younger fan base live for the moment and quite honestly have no interest in history. I’m not implying one must be studied in history to be a fan. However, they should try to make informed comments. 🧐
 
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Glideslope said:
Will all depend on Adrian’s Floor Design. Will he earn his $11 million in 2023?
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We’ll know when this seasons car hits the track at testing rather than last years car with this seasons livery which appears to be what we saw this week lol. Hopefully it’ll be a year where Adrian hasn’t quite got it right and we see more teams in the mix this year.
 
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The-Real-Deal82 said:
We’ll know when this seasons car hits the track at testing rather than last years car with this seasons livery which appears to be what we saw this week lol. Hopefully it’ll be a year where Adrian hasn’t quite got it right and we see more teams in the mix this year.
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The car unveiled or the pace at testing often shows little resemblance to the first race. Anyway not long now.
 
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