- 29 Oct 08, 17:54#76783
Ayrton Senna: WDC 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991
McLaren: WCC 1974, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2007
McLaren: WDC 1974, 1976, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2008
From Planet F1:
Wednesday 29th October 2008
Former World Champion Jody Scheckter has launched a scathing attack on Formula One's powers that be, saying it is "a whole big dictatorship".
The sport has made all the wrong headlines in recent years. Last year McLaren were fined a record £50million for being in possession of Ferrari technical data while this year the sport's president, Max Mosley, survived a vote of no confidence after lurid allegations about his umpalumpa life were published in a tabloid.
South African Scheckter says Formula One needs a major overhaul.
"I don't like the way Formula One has gone," he told The Independent.
"It's now a whole big dictatorship. If you don't support it, you find yourself on the outside. It now needs a radical overhaul of its structure. I don't like what is happening within the Formula One spectacle, it is disgraceful.
"Moseley is the problem. What people do in their private lives is their business but not when you have a background like his. Once you get exposed like that, whether it's right or wrong, there is no industry I know of where you would survive. That shows how wrong the system is in Formula One. It is incredible Moseley got away with it. In any walk of life where that happened, except F1, the guy would have had to step down.
"At least Bernie Ecclestone is supposed to be a businessman although he does what he wants to do."
Scheckter, who won the World Championship for Ferrari in 1979, says he hopes Lewis Hamilton wins the title this weekend following a "ridiculous fines and penalties" he received.
"What happened to McLaren (with their fine over alleged use of secret material relating to the Ferrari last year) was disgraceful," he added.
"They were fined $100m or something for doing something unheard of. And this season, the fines and penalties Lewis Hamilton has had have been ridiculous. That is why I hope he clinches the title this time, he deserves it."
Wednesday 29th October 2008
Former World Champion Jody Scheckter has launched a scathing attack on Formula One's powers that be, saying it is "a whole big dictatorship".
The sport has made all the wrong headlines in recent years. Last year McLaren were fined a record £50million for being in possession of Ferrari technical data while this year the sport's president, Max Mosley, survived a vote of no confidence after lurid allegations about his umpalumpa life were published in a tabloid.
South African Scheckter says Formula One needs a major overhaul.
"I don't like the way Formula One has gone," he told The Independent.
"It's now a whole big dictatorship. If you don't support it, you find yourself on the outside. It now needs a radical overhaul of its structure. I don't like what is happening within the Formula One spectacle, it is disgraceful.
"Moseley is the problem. What people do in their private lives is their business but not when you have a background like his. Once you get exposed like that, whether it's right or wrong, there is no industry I know of where you would survive. That shows how wrong the system is in Formula One. It is incredible Moseley got away with it. In any walk of life where that happened, except F1, the guy would have had to step down.
"At least Bernie Ecclestone is supposed to be a businessman although he does what he wants to do."
Scheckter, who won the World Championship for Ferrari in 1979, says he hopes Lewis Hamilton wins the title this weekend following a "ridiculous fines and penalties" he received.
"What happened to McLaren (with their fine over alleged use of secret material relating to the Ferrari last year) was disgraceful," he added.
"They were fined $100m or something for doing something unheard of. And this season, the fines and penalties Lewis Hamilton has had have been ridiculous. That is why I hope he clinches the title this time, he deserves it."
Ayrton Senna: WDC 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991
McLaren: WCC 1974, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2007
McLaren: WDC 1974, 1976, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2008
