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I dislike Bernie intensely, but let’s not kid ourselves that the current F1 owners are motivated by anything except how much money they can screw out of the sport.
I dislike Bernie intensely, but let’s not kid ourselves that the current F1 owners are motivated by anything except how much money they can screw out of the sport.
Well, other than the fact that we don’t live in a perfect society (have you noticed yet?), because a rich, famous, influential 92 yo is probably the last person the authorities want in jail.
You’re not wrong, but jail time and justice is not what motivates HMRC, or any other revenue department. They want one thing, and one thing only: The money. Putting people in jail costs money, letting rich people 'fess up and pay up is much more lucrative.
They certainly have options, though I’m not convinced Tsunoda, Ricciardo or Lawson are necessarily better options.
My profuse apologies, Mrs Tea I will endeavour to be gender neutral in any further insults.
Hah, look at Mr. Moneybags bragging about his wealth!
Not a good look for VAG if true. First Porsche make a big deal about entering F1 and then can’t find anyone who wants to work with them. If Audi then bails out after committing to buy a team and being an engine supplier it’s not going to reflect well on the brand.
Maybe a way back into F1 for Honda though?
PF1 is a clickbait site. As a source of news it’s about as reliable as the Daily Mail.
Very little. It’s just to get the drivers familiar with the new track limits.
Now we are in the cost-cap era this all seems pretty pointless.
RBR don’t want or need anyone to match Verstappen’s performance. All they want from their second driver is to finish P2 in the championship. Perez is currently on track to achieve that, but Hamilton isn’t too far behind him. Perez is probably safe for next year so long as he gets P2, but he can’t afford another race like Suzuka.
Ricciardo is unlikely to be an upgrade on Perez speed-wise, but he’d probably handle the pressure better and have fewer race incidents.
Arran always looks lovely, when the weather permits. It’s been 10 years since I first moved here and I’m still sometimes stunned by how beautiful the Ayrshire coast can be (when it’s not raining sideways).
I’ve been a follower of McLaren since the James Hunt era, but agree it’s been difficult to work up too much enthusiasm for them since Hamilton left. Since then they’ve just wasted the talents of a series of decent drivers with garbage cars. I hope they do get their act together because I think Norris and Piastri could be a very interesting combo in a decent car.
Yes, I must admit it has turned a bit humid today. Still beats sideways rain though.
As someone who now lives on the west coast of Scotland I’m actually enjoying the novelty of a bit of hot dry weather.
I used to dread weather like this when I lived in London though.
There’s always an option to backtrack, though it would likely come with a substantial monetary and reputational cost.