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Sadly, it now appears too late for Biscione to launch a take over bid from his vast personal fortunes...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-37273066
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I knew we should have toppled Biscione when we had the chance, and installed the eternal leader Captain Hammer.

But seriously, how massively does this affect the overall sport? Is it at a management level or will it affect decisions made on rules and drivers?
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There have been suggestions Bernie may be offloaded. I doubt it personally, the only way he will leave F1 is in a pine box
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RonDenisDeletraz wrote:There have been suggestions Bernie may be offloaded. I doubt it personally, the only way he will leave F1 is in a pine box


Fat chance, Bernie will have done a deal with God or the Devil, and gotten the better end of it too. Expect us to see him in charge for another 40 years.
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Rob Dylan wrote:I knew we should have toppled Biscione when we had the chance, and installed the eternal leader Captain Hammer.

This is a violation of GPR's strict lese-majeste laws, and a team from Central Services has been dispatched to facilitate your extraction and termination.

See? I can do this authoritarian thing too. Can I be CEO of Formula 1 now please?
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Biscione wrote:a team from Central Services has been dispatched to facilitate your extraction and termination.

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Biscione wrote:
Rob Dylan wrote:I knew we should have toppled Biscione when we had the chance, and installed the eternal leader Captain Hammer.

This is a violation of GPR's strict lese-majeste laws, and a team from Central Services has been dispatched to facilitate your extraction and termination.

See? I can do this authoritarian thing too. Can I be CEO of Formula 1 now please?


If you want to do it like someone capable of running F1, you should sue Rob Dylan for conspiring against you, derogatory comparisons with dictators and having the temerity to place your name in the same sentence as Captain Hammer's name. You then win the case with an award (or settlement) larger than all Rob Dylan's past, present and future earnings. And then assume the F1 CEO position.
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Eric Blair wrote:But it was all right, everything was all right, the struggle was finished. He had won the victory over himself. He loved Biscione.
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Eric Blair wrote:But it was all right, everything was all right, the struggle was finished. He had won the victory over himself. He loved Biscione.

That's from this forum's very own literary masterpiece, Ten Forty-Nine.
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Rob Dylan wrote:I knew we should have toppled Biscione when we had the chance, and installed the eternal leader Captain Hammer.

But seriously, how massively does this affect the overall sport? Is it at a management level or will it affect decisions made on rules and drivers?

However, it is worth noting that the current deal wouldn't see an immediate buyout of the sport - it is reported as being a phased takeover, with Liberty Media initially only taking a small stake in FOM as it works on getting the necessary regulatory approval.

Because of that, you probably will not see any immediate changes in the management of the commercial side of the sport. Given that Liberty Media have previously taken a relatively hands off approach to their sub-divisions, it is quite possible that we might not see that many changes over the medium term either.

On the other hand, Wolff has made some comments which suggests that he believes there will be a more noticeable shake up - he has indicated that Liberty Media might want to open up media access to the sport, but we will have to see how things shake out.
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How does maybe opening media access to the sport, which sounds positive, marry up with the current trend of closing F1 behind pay walls I wonder?
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Do I still stand a chance of influencing the future of the sport by marrying one of Bernie's daughters?
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dr-baker wrote:Do I still stand a chance of influencing the future of the sport by marrying one of Bernie's daughters?

There are many good reasons for marrying one of Bernie's daughters, but availability may be limited.
And I'm not sure what credentials are required
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mario wrote:
Rob Dylan wrote:I knew we should have toppled Biscione when we had the chance, and installed the eternal leader Captain Hammer.

But seriously, how massively does this affect the overall sport? Is it at a management level or will it affect decisions made on rules and drivers?

However, it is worth noting that the current deal wouldn't see an immediate buyout of the sport - it is reported as being a phased takeover, with Liberty Media initially only taking a small stake in FOM as it works on getting the necessary regulatory approval.

Because of that, you probably will not see any immediate changes in the management of the commercial side of the sport. Given that Liberty Media have previously taken a relatively hands off approach to their sub-divisions, it is quite possible that we might not see that many changes over the medium term either.

On the other hand, Wolff has made some comments which suggests that he believes there will be a more noticeable shake up - he has indicated that Liberty Media might want to open up media access to the sport, but we will have to see how things shake out.


mario wrote:he has indicated that Liberty Media might want to open up media access to the sport,

mario wrote: he has indicated that Liberty Media might want to open up media access to the sport,

mario wrote: he has indicated that Liberty Media might want to open up media access to the sport,

mario wrote: he has indicated that Liberty Media might want to open up media access to the sport,


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The pessimist in me warns of this word:

mario wrote:might


Even if it is true, I would think Liberty would honour existing agreements, if only to avoid a possibly costly buyout/early termination clause. Though it would be interesting as I would have thought Bernie would only apply that for others backing off from deals.

Plus its initially only a minority stake. It could be years before we see any change. That said, better late than never...
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Collieafc wrote:The pessimist in me warns of this word:

mario wrote:might


Even if it is true, I would think Liberty would honour existing agreements, if only to avoid a possibly costly buyout/early termination clause. Though it would be interesting as I would have thought Bernie would only apply that for others backing off from deals.

Plus its initially only a minority stake. It could be years before we see any change. That said, better late than never...

I agree. Equally, whilst some people I've been talking to seem to think this could be the end of pay-per-view and the return of free F1 on terrestrial television I'm highly sceptical. Not only would that mean ripping up numerous contracts around the world and incurring the attendant costs of that and stop a major source of income for the group it would be, sorry to say, a backwards step in this modern age. We may see some changes to the choices currently available but I still think they could be a decade away.
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http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/344696/new-f1-chairman-eyes-races-in-great-cities/

How does this make you feel?

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That first sentence says it all, really:
GPUpdate wrote:Chase Carey is keen to take the sport to "the great cities in the world", including locations such as Los Angeles, New York and Miami.

Now, I don't count myself as a particular intellectual mastermind, but there appears to be something glaringly obvious linking those three cities together. Are the American rounds going to have double-points?

Also, I'm not sure which universe classes Miami as one of "the great cities in the world". I'm not sure I'd agree with that statement, but then again, I'm not an intellectual mastermind.
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Rob Dylan wrote:That first sentence says it all, really:
GPUpdate wrote:Chase Carey is keen to take the sport to "the great cities in the world", including locations such as Los Angeles, New York and Miami.

Now, I don't count myself as a particular intellectual mastermind, but there appears to be something glaringly obvious linking those three cities together. Are the American rounds going to have double-points?

Also, I'm not sure which universe classes Miami as one of "the great cities in the world". I'm not sure I'd agree with that statement, but then again, I'm not an intellectual mastermind.

It just reminds me of Chris Brown (one of the most eminent literary figures of our town) mentioning, again, New York, Los Angeles and Miami in the chorus of a song called "International Love".
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tommykl wrote:
Rob Dylan wrote:That first sentence says it all, really:
GPUpdate wrote:Chase Carey is keen to take the sport to "the great cities in the world", including locations such as Los Angeles, New York and Miami.

Now, I don't count myself as a particular intellectual mastermind, but there appears to be something glaringly obvious linking those three cities together. Are the American rounds going to have double-points?

Also, I'm not sure which universe classes Miami as one of "the great cities in the world". I'm not sure I'd agree with that statement, but then again, I'm not an intellectual mastermind.

It just reminds me of Chris Brown (one of the most eminent literary figures of our town) mentioning, again, New York, Los Angeles and Miami in the chorus of a song called "International Love".

I am now thinking of "New York, Paris, Peckham"...
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Rob Dylan wrote:That first sentence says it all, really:
GPUpdate wrote:Chase Carey is keen to take the sport to "the great cities in the world", including locations such as Los Angeles, New York and Miami.

Now, I don't count myself as a particular intellectual mastermind, but there appears to be something glaringly obvious linking those three cities together.

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dinizintheoven wrote:
Rob Dylan wrote:That first sentence says it all, really:
GPUpdate wrote:Chase Carey is keen to take the sport to "the great cities in the world", including locations such as Los Angeles, New York and Miami.

Now, I don't count myself as a particular intellectual mastermind, but there appears to be something glaringly obvious linking those three cities together.

San Andreas, Liberty City, Vice City...


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dinizintheoven wrote:San Andreas, Liberty City, Vice City...

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You know how people were generally optimistic about Liberty's takeover of F1? Prepare to have your hopes and dreams crushed as you read this interview

Two points of note:

I think there's an opportunity to grow that broadcast stream. Much of it comes from moving potentially from free-to-air to competitive pay services, that's for example what happened in the UK, when BSkyB recently bought the rights.


Because pay-TV has been such a rousing success for the sport. :roll:

"We're sitting on 21 venues, I think there's an opportunity to potentially grow that over time, particularly while we've maximised some of those venue opportunities with relatively high venue fees, I think there's an opportunity to grow in the number of venues and venues that are potentially more attractive to longer term broadcast revenues and sponsorship revenues.

"The obvious optionality case is to some degree Asia in the short term, potentially Latin America, and longer term North America, and particularly the US, where we really are well under-viewed, under-monetised, under-everything.
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Kiss goodbye to most of the remaining European rounds, and say hello to more dictatorships and oil money, brother.
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Can't say I didn't see this coming. Putting F1 in the hands of a corporation will only result in more initiatives that have the sole purpose of making a profit, regardless of what the fans think.
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I bathplugging told you to not get your hopes up. Seriously, bathplug Tekken taught us this lesson. But noooo, let's call Klon an idiot instead.
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East Londoner wrote:You know how people were generally optimistic about Liberty's takeover of F1? Prepare to have your hopes and dreams crushed as you read this interview

Two points of note:

I think there's an opportunity to grow that broadcast stream. Much of it comes from moving potentially from free-to-air to competitive pay services, that's for example what happened in the UK, when BSkyB recently bought the rights.


Because pay-TV has been such a rousing success for the sport. :roll:

"We're sitting on 21 venues, I think there's an opportunity to potentially grow that over time, particularly while we've maximised some of those venue opportunities with relatively high venue fees, I think there's an opportunity to grow in the number of venues and venues that are potentially more attractive to longer term broadcast revenues and sponsorship revenues.

"The obvious optionality case is to some degree Asia in the short term, potentially Latin America, and longer term North America, and particularly the US, where we really are well under-viewed, under-monetised, under-everything.


Kiss goodbye to most of the remaining European rounds, and say hello to more dictatorships and oil money, brother.

Rather than getting rid of the European rounds, it is being suggested that Liberty have been pushing for the calendar to become even longer - there has been talk that they want to expand to a 25 race calendar, with those new races being based in those US and Asian markets that they were talking about (since it is potentially more profitable for them to expand the calendar than displace existing circuits on the calendar).
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They're going to have to be careful with the gambling, especially with races happening during the day.

I'm not sure how they want to attract sponsorship deals when they remove the sport from free to air, when the amount of sponsors has plummeted since the move to Sky in many countries.

If they increase the amount of races to 25 per season teams will probably need two pit crews to avoid the mechanics from burning out due to exhaustion. How many teams I'm the field could afford that? Mercedes, Ferrari, Red Bull perhaps, but I don't see how sauber could do that.

More access to the radio feeds and alternative video feeds would be nice though.
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Fetzie wrote:If they increase the amount of races to 25 per season teams will probably need two pit crews to avoid the mechanics from burning out due to exhaustion. How many teams I'm the field could afford that? Mercedes, Ferrari, Red Bull perhaps, but I don't see how sauber could do that.

I know Mercedes rotate a lot of their mechanics for this season, so it's already a thing with 21.
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This does not bode well. I am fear
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Waris wrote: I am fear

If you could lead me to anger and he could lead us to hate we could really sort out some suffering.
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CoopsII wrote:
Waris wrote: I am fear

If you could lead me to anger and he could lead us to hate we could really sort out some suffering.

You should be banned for making that reference :P
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Simtek wrote:
CoopsII wrote:
Waris wrote: I am fear

If you could lead me to anger and he could lead us to hate we could really sort out some suffering.

You should be banned for making that reference :P

Dis is nutsen.
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Simtek wrote:
CoopsII wrote:
Waris wrote: I am fear

If you could lead me to anger and he could lead us to hate we could really sort out some suffering.

You should be banned for making that reference :P

I don't get the reference. I'm just thinking of this instead:
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