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[EwanM]

For all those who can get access to this you should check out - an interview with the Bossman about the cost cutting measures he'd like to see imposed to save F1.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsp ... 657298.stm

Just to point out, look at the toy behind Max... Not a Mclaren

[Denthúl]

Best action to save the sport? His immediate resignation and the appointment of a new, responsible president followed swiftly by a complete restructure of the FIA.

[7UpJordan]

Just to point out, look at the toy behind Max... Not a Mclaren

That's exactly the first thing I thought when that clip loaded up.

Best action to save the sport? His immediate resignation and the appointment of a new, responsible president followed swiftly by a complete restructure of the FIA.

Hear hear, anything he comes up with from now until the day he resigns is likely to cause even more damage to the sport. Especially his stupid single engine for everybody proposal.

[Denthúl]

Having actually watched the video now, he actually makes a couple of worthy points.

[McLaren Fan]

For all those who can get access to this you should check out - an interview with the Bossman about the cost cutting measures he'd like to see imposed to save F1.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsp ... 657298.stm

Just to point out, look at the toy behind Max... Not a Mclaren

That's the first I thought when I saw this on the television at dinner time.

[Hanwombat]

For all those who can get access to this you should check out - an interview with the Bossman about the cost cutting measures he'd like to see imposed to save F1.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsp ... 657298.stm

Just to point out, look at the toy behind Max... Not a Mclaren

That's the first I thought when I saw this on the television at dinner time.

What do ya know, a FERRARI, who would of knew it

[7UpJordan]

Having actually watched the video now, he actually makes a couple of worthy points.

Indeed, especially about the urgent need to reduce the costs, but we've known that for a long time now.

Is the "drive train" a component that sort of links the gearbox and engine? I suppose if Max was to introduce this standard component to reduce costs it wouldn't be too bad, just as long as nobody is forced into using an engine AND gearbox that he designed.

But there are more thorough ways to reduce costs. A budget cap of £120million for 2010 might be a sensible figure to start out at, it is just short of the budgets that the Red Bull teams and Williams get and would wipe the smile of Toyota's faces.

What do ya know, a FERRARI, who would of knew it

I laughed when the interviewer mentioned the model of the Ferrari and the "Ferrari International Association" nickname in pretty much the same sentence.

[f1maniac95]

If you want to save F1 Max then resign from the FIA!!!

[Denthúl]

Having actually watched the video now, he actually makes a couple of worthy points.

Indeed, especially about the urgent need to reduce the costs, but we've known that for a long time now.

Is the "drive train" a component that sort of links the gearbox and engine? I suppose if Max was to introduce this standard component to reduce costs it wouldn't be too bad, just as long as nobody is forced into using an engine AND gearbox that he designed.

But there are more thorough ways to reduce costs. A budget cap of £120million for 2010 might be a sensible figure to start out at, it is just short of the budgets that the Red Bull teams and Williams get and would wipe the smile of Toyota's faces.

What do ya know, a FERRARI, who would of knew it

I laughed when the interviewer mentioned the model of the Ferrari and the "Ferrari International Association" nickname in pretty much the same sentence.

I agree. I was also referring to the way that Hamilton's entry to F1 has seemed to have broadened the audience somewhat. Although, it is entirely possible that part of that is because so many people dislike him, but still, more fans is always good.

£120m for 2010 is a good figure, with perhaps £10m reductions every year or every other year?

[7UpJordan]

£120m for 2010 is a good figure, with perhaps £10m reductions every year or every other year?

Yes, either a reduction or an increase depending on how the figures stack up at the end of the first season of the cap being imposed.

[Gaz]

1. He Moans about gaps...Pro-drive ? there's one less gap.

2. Drive train reductions, so slower F1 great..

3. Ferrari International Assistance and you've got a Ferrari behind you good plan. And you annoyed alot of people With spa you Mug

4. What i got up to, lol lol lol lol lol

5. That interview should of ended "and i really want to save F1 as a result i'm standing down"

[McLaren Fan]

He made some good points, but I found the majority of the interview patronising. Not included in that video, is the part where he spoke about the umpalumpa scandal for several minutes, basically blaming the papers for his shattered family. Okay, fair enough, it was they who brought the story to light, but that is not the point of the matter. Mosley was in the wrong and should not have been doing what (or who, more aptly) he was doing. Nothing will convince me and most other people about this. His comments on nobody noticing anything when it happens to Ferrari are equally trash. We've spoken at length about it on other threads, however, so I'll go no further with the FIA's corruption and incompetence for the moment.

I do give him some credit in terms of cutting the costs of the sport and that it needs to be done soon. I think there are ways of doing so without being as quite as drastic as Mosley feels is necessary. Again, I think he patronised a large section of Formula One fans by saying standard drive trains won't make a difference to what they see on the track. I don't agree with this, for I feel innovative ideas affect the competitiveness of teams. Further, and more crucially, Formula One is meant to be about innovation and many of its fans care about this aspect of the sport. If Formula One has too many standard bits and bobs, it will no longer before Formula One.

[EwanM]

He made some good points, but I found the majority of the interview patronising. Not included in that video, is the part where he spoke about the umpalumpa scandal for several minutes, basically blaming the papers for his shattered family. Okay, fair enough, it was they who brought the story to light, but that is not the point of the matter. Mosley was in the wrong and should not have been doing what (or who, more aptly) he was doing. Nothing will convince me and most other people about this. His comments on nobody noticing anything when it happens to Ferrari are equally trash. We've spoken at length about it on other threads, however, so I'll go no further with the FIA's corruption and incompetence for the moment.

I do give him some credit in terms of cutting the costs of the sport and that it needs to be done soon. I think there are ways of doing so without being as quite as drastic as Mosley feels is necessary. Again, I think he patronised a large section of Formula One fans by saying standard drive trains won't make a difference to what they see on the track. I don't agree with this, for I feel innovative ideas affect the competitiveness of teams. Further, and more crucially, Formula One is meant to be about innovation and many of its fans care about this aspect of the sport. If Formula One has too many standard bits and bobs, it will no longer before Formula One.

Exactly.
He can cat about with his Formula 2 brain child - but he can't introduce standard engines/components for everyone. The Car makers will just get up and leave if so. Just like Michellin said - Formula One should be about competition

[scotty]

All this talk of standardised parts when they could just stop carting around several sets of tyres in differring compounds to a race, and that's just for starters...

[bud]

i bet he personally polishes and dusts that model Ferrari every day!