Ecclestone's a prick - no need for US race
06-15-2007, 09:59 AM
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Ecclestone's a prick - no need for US race
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dl.../1052/SPORTS01
A few snippets from the article.
Ecclestone told a British newspaper Thursday that racing in the United States is "not vital" to the European-based series.
"There are bigger markets for us (in) other parts of the world," Ecclestone told the Daily Express. "We could be in India soon instead of the United States.
"We don't have a lot of sponsors from the U.S., no American teams and only one driver."
That last couple of statments was sooooo weak from Ecclestone because India doesn't even have a track yet and of course there is no Indian teams and there are no Indian drivers (only Karthikeyan which is a test driver for Williams).
A few snippets from the article.
Ecclestone told a British newspaper Thursday that racing in the United States is "not vital" to the European-based series.
"There are bigger markets for us (in) other parts of the world," Ecclestone told the Daily Express. "We could be in India soon instead of the United States.
"We don't have a lot of sponsors from the U.S., no American teams and only one driver."
That last couple of statments was sooooo weak from Ecclestone because India doesn't even have a track yet and of course there is no Indian teams and there are no Indian drivers (only Karthikeyan which is a test driver for Williams).
06-15-2007, 11:06 AM
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India is potentially a much bigger market than the US is right now, which is why they're focusing their efforts on it. Asia as a whole is a market any sport would be smart to develop given the rise in purchasing power over the last few years.
06-15-2007, 11:08 AM
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So besides telling the truth and stating the obvious what exactly did he do wrong? F1 flourished for several years without a US race. What makes you think that will change?
Having said that, he's just posturing for more money or trying to keep Tony George in line.
Having said that, he's just posturing for more money or trying to keep Tony George in line.
06-15-2007, 12:56 PM
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^Exactly
Ecclestone says the same thing everytime contract negotiations are approaching. The same drivel he says about Silverstone and Magney Cours and Spa Francorchamps every other year.
That being said, I think Indianapolis is a terrible place for the USGP. It would be great if they moved it somewhere else.
Ecclestone says the same thing everytime contract negotiations are approaching. The same drivel he says about Silverstone and Magney Cours and Spa Francorchamps every other year.
That being said, I think Indianapolis is a terrible place for the USGP. It would be great if they moved it somewhere else.
06-15-2007, 01:18 PM
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Originally Posted by F-C
That being said, I think Indianapolis is a terrible place for the USGP. It would be great if they moved it somewhere else.
but what "somewhere else" in the U.S. is going to front the money to bring a facility up to F-1 standards? If Indy falls through and the only other alternatives are a street course or nothing, I'd probably choose nothing.
06-15-2007, 04:08 PM
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The way F1 is going, it will all be street courses pretty soon.
06-15-2007, 04:32 PM
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Nothing wrong with indy in my eyes. 
I like it and going to it.
I like it and going to it.
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04-13-2009, 07:52 AM
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F1 could return to Canada, and New York is the only viable alternative to Indianapolis for a US Grand Prix, the sport's chief executive Bernie Ecclestone has admitted.
Following falling outs with both North American venues, the F1 chief executive is now under intense pressure to take his sport back to what is arguably the world's most important market.
Reports that Montreal could be reinstated to replace struggling new venue Abu Dhabi were wide of the mark, but 78-year-old Ecclestone admits he has not forgotten about the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.
"We are trying to get that back on again," he told Motor Sport magazine. "The government is interested."
The British billionaire is less keen on making up with the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, sayinginstead he is interested in pursuing options in New York.
"It is the one place where someone could make a business out of it," he said.
"Apart from Indianapolis ... there is nowhere in America we could go to and hold our head up and say 'this is comparable to other circuits we are building around the world'," he added.
Ecclestone cautioned that reinstating North American races also depends on teams agreeing to more than 17 Grands Prix per season. This season is the first in the history of the world championship that does not feature a round in either the US or Canada.
Following falling outs with both North American venues, the F1 chief executive is now under intense pressure to take his sport back to what is arguably the world's most important market.
Reports that Montreal could be reinstated to replace struggling new venue Abu Dhabi were wide of the mark, but 78-year-old Ecclestone admits he has not forgotten about the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.
"We are trying to get that back on again," he told Motor Sport magazine. "The government is interested."
The British billionaire is less keen on making up with the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, sayinginstead he is interested in pursuing options in New York.
"It is the one place where someone could make a business out of it," he said.
"Apart from Indianapolis ... there is nowhere in America we could go to and hold our head up and say 'this is comparable to other circuits we are building around the world'," he added.
Ecclestone cautioned that reinstating North American races also depends on teams agreeing to more than 17 Grands Prix per season. This season is the first in the history of the world championship that does not feature a round in either the US or Canada.
04-13-2009, 11:40 AM
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04-14-2009, 07:50 AM
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04-14-2009, 04:05 PM
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100% Besides, the NYC crowd (in general) does not view auto racing as a legitimate sport. (But for some reason they view horse racing as such. 
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03-25-2010, 01:55 PM
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ROME -- Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone is bidding to take the sport back to the United States for a 2012 New York Grand Prix, he said on Thursday.
"I'm trying for 2012, opposite Manhatten in New Jersey with skyscrapers in the background," Ecclestone said.
"Fifteen minutes from the center of New York to the circuit. (It would be) a wonder."
Nine circuits have hosted races in the US, including makeshift tracks such as the one laid out in 1981 and 1982 in the car park of Caesar's Palace hotel and casino in Las Vegas.
The last grand prix in the country was at Indianapolis in 2007.
Ecclestone also said he could see Flavio Briatore returning to Formula One, despite the former Renault boss ruling out a comeback when his life ban over allegations he helped to fix the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix was overturned.
"I think he could take up a role in the promotion of Formula One," said Ecclestone.
He added that FIA (International Automobile Federation) president Jean Todt governed in a more choral way than his "dictatorial" predecessor Max Mosley but said he hoped the Frenchman would not try to introduce too many changes.
"I'm trying for 2012, opposite Manhatten in New Jersey with skyscrapers in the background," Ecclestone said.
"Fifteen minutes from the center of New York to the circuit. (It would be) a wonder."
Nine circuits have hosted races in the US, including makeshift tracks such as the one laid out in 1981 and 1982 in the car park of Caesar's Palace hotel and casino in Las Vegas.
The last grand prix in the country was at Indianapolis in 2007.
Ecclestone also said he could see Flavio Briatore returning to Formula One, despite the former Renault boss ruling out a comeback when his life ban over allegations he helped to fix the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix was overturned.
"I think he could take up a role in the promotion of Formula One," said Ecclestone.
He added that FIA (International Automobile Federation) president Jean Todt governed in a more choral way than his "dictatorial" predecessor Max Mosley but said he hoped the Frenchman would not try to introduce too many changes.
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