Hold the phone, Ecclestone and the Germans!

Hold the phone, Ecclestone and the Germans!#358452

By 1Lemon - 14 May 13, 12:51

- 14 May 13, 12:51#358452

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Bernie Ecclestone’s future as Formula One supremo could soon be decided after German prosecutors said they had completed their investigations into bribery allegations against him and would reveal their conclusions imminently.

It seems he may soon be going, or we can hope!

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Re: Hold the phone, Ecclestone and the Germans!#358525

By LewEngBridewell - 14 May 13, 21:13

- 14 May 13, 21:13#358525

When he does go, eventually, I wonder who'll step in to replace him?

Whitmarsh? RC would be overjoyed

Race wins:181Drivers' titles:12Constructors' titles:8
Fantasy F1 Team = Bridewell Palace Racing

Re: Hold the phone, Ecclestone and the Germans!#358526

By andrew - 14 May 13, 21:14

- 14 May 13, 21:14#358526

MrE will be a touch, if not impossible, act to follow. It'll be a sad day for F1 when he calls it quits.

Re: Hold the phone, Ecclestone and the Germans!#358536

By racechick - 14 May 13, 21:25

- 14 May 13, 21:25#358536

Be so pleased when he goes! The sooner the better he's past his sell by date! Did you see the stupid comment he made when asked about future GPs on the calendar? Perfectly straight faced he said, well Silverstone can go. What an idiot! Does he realise the investment going into Silverstone and the jobs depending on it...to make such stupid comments. All he wants is money, so he can give it to his daughters to spend on obscenely expensive houses, obscenely expensive weddings and obscenely expensive handbag collections.
Whitmarsh to take over :yikes:

he'd just sit there smiling and saying nice things about Jenson while F1 imploded around him.

You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time.
Abe Lincoln

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power. Abe Lincoln

Re: Hold the phone, Ecclestone and the Germans!#358539

By LewEngBridewell - 14 May 13, 21:28

- 14 May 13, 21:28#358539

Whitmarsh to take over he'd just sit there smiling and saying nice things about Jenson while F1 imploded around him.

I thought you'd like my comment! :wink:

BTW, I hope you're drinking wine at the moment! I've got a glass of Italian Red here :wine:

Race wins:181Drivers' titles:12Constructors' titles:8
Fantasy F1 Team = Bridewell Palace Racing

Re: Hold the phone, Ecclestone and the Germans!#358540

By Hammer278 - 14 May 13, 21:28

- 14 May 13, 21:28#358540

Be so pleased when he goes! The sooner the better he's past his sell by date! Did you see the stupid comment he made when asked about future GPs on the calendar? Perfectly straight faced he said, well Silverstone can go. What an idiot! Does he realise the investment going into Silverstone and the jobs depending on it...to make such stupid comments. All he wants is money, so he can give it to his daughters to spend on obscenely expensive houses, obscenely expensive weddings and obscenely expensive handbag collections.
Whitmarsh to take over he'd just sit there smiling and saying nice things about Jenson while F1 imploded around him.

Please, I'd rather have Ecclestone at the helm rather than Whitmarsh...he might start campaigning for better looking drivers and team managers...which means Flavio will never have a chance to get back to F1.

Breaking News:Lewis Hamilton has officially overtaken The Fonz in race wins. With 88 races less. Lol(Without a specially built blown diffuser, illegal front wing, preferential treatment)

Re: Hold the phone, Ecclestone and the Germans!#358542

By racechick - 14 May 13, 21:30

- 14 May 13, 21:30#358542

Whitmarsh to take over he'd just sit there smiling and saying nice things about Jenson while F1 imploded around him.

I thought you'd like my comment!

BTW, I hope you're drinking wine at the moment! I've got a glass of Italian Red here

I've just finished a nice glass of Costieres de Nimes :wine:

Cheers Lew!

You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time.
Abe Lincoln

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power. Abe Lincoln

Re: Hold the phone, Ecclestone and the Germans!#358543

By andrew - 14 May 13, 21:30

- 14 May 13, 21:30#358543

Be so pleased when he goes! The sooner the better he's past his sell by date! Did you see the stupid comment he made when asked about future GPs on the calendar? Perfectly straight faced he said, well Silverstone can go. What an idiot! Does he realise the investment going into Silverstone and the jobs depending on it...to make such stupid comments. All he wants is money, so he can give it to his daughters to spend on obscenely expensive houses, obscenely expensive weddings and obscenely expensive handbag collections.
Whitmarsh to take over he'd just sit there smiling and saying nice things about Jenson while F1 imploded around him.

There's investment and jobs at risk at every circuit, not just Silverstone. The BRDC have been seriously dragging their heel in improving the track and facilities, despite agreeing to do so. So it's not a stupid comment - it's a much needed kick up the backside of the BRDC which should benefit the race going fans! Mark my words, F1 will be worse when he goes. There will be less European races for a start and more cash-cow circuits in various deserts.

You sound very jealous of his daughter.

Re: Hold the phone, Ecclestone and the Germans!#358548

By LewEngBridewell - 14 May 13, 21:33

- 14 May 13, 21:33#358548

Whitmarsh to take over he'd just sit there smiling and saying nice things about Jenson while F1 imploded around him.

I thought you'd like my comment!

BTW, I hope you're drinking wine at the moment! I've got a glass of Italian Red here

I've just finished a nice glass of Costieres de Nimes Cheers Lew!

Race wins:181Drivers' titles:12Constructors' titles:8
Fantasy F1 Team = Bridewell Palace Racing

Re: Hold the phone, Ecclestone and the Germans!#358553

By andrew - 14 May 13, 21:37

- 14 May 13, 21:37#358553

Bunch o' alkies in this place! :eek:

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Re: Hold the phone, Ecclestone and the Germans!#358554

By racechick - 14 May 13, 21:38

- 14 May 13, 21:38#358554

Be so pleased when he goes! The sooner the better he's past his sell by date! Did you see the stupid comment he made when asked about future GPs on the calendar? Perfectly straight faced he said, well Silverstone can go. What an idiot! Does he realise the investment going into Silverstone and the jobs depending on it...to make such stupid comments. All he wants is money, so he can give it to his daughters to spend on obscenely expensive houses, obscenely expensive weddings and obscenely expensive handbag collections.
Whitmarsh to take over he'd just sit there smiling and saying nice things about Jenson while F1 imploded around him.

There's investment and jobs at risk at every circuit, not just Silverstone. The BRDC have been seriously dragging their heel in improving the track and facilities, despite agreeing to do so. So it's not a stupid comment - it's a much needed kick up the backside of the BRDC which should benefit the race going fans! Mark my words, F1 will be worse when he goes. There will be less European races for a start and more cash-cow circuits in various deserts.

You sound very jealous of his daughter.

Daughters, plural. And no way!!
Silverstone have just won a lottery grant to build a heritage centre. There was no need for him to make stupid untrue statements to try and sound clever and upset people.

You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time.
Abe Lincoln

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power. Abe Lincoln

Re: Hold the phone, Ecclestone and the Germans!#358555

By racechick - 14 May 13, 21:39

- 14 May 13, 21:39#358555

Bunch o' alkies in this place!

only way to go. But I'm working at the same time. Sort of.

You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time.
Abe Lincoln

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power. Abe Lincoln

Re: Hold the phone, Ecclestone and the Germans!#358558

By LewEngBridewell - 14 May 13, 21:43

- 14 May 13, 21:43#358558

Bunch o' alkies in this place!

only way to go. But I'm working at the same time. Sort of.

I've finished work, and I'm letting my system KNOW about it :twisted:

Race wins:181Drivers' titles:12Constructors' titles:8
Fantasy F1 Team = Bridewell Palace Racing

Re: Hold the phone, Ecclestone and the Germans!#358559

By andrew - 14 May 13, 21:47

- 14 May 13, 21:47#358559

Be so pleased when he goes! The sooner the better he's past his sell by date! Did you see the stupid comment he made when asked about future GPs on the calendar? Perfectly straight faced he said, well Silverstone can go. What an idiot! Does he realise the investment going into Silverstone and the jobs depending on it...to make such stupid comments. All he wants is money, so he can give it to his daughters to spend on obscenely expensive houses, obscenely expensive weddings and obscenely expensive handbag collections.
Whitmarsh to take over he'd just sit there smiling and saying nice things about Jenson while F1 imploded around him.

There's investment and jobs at risk at every circuit, not just Silverstone. The BRDC have been seriously dragging their heel in improving the track and facilities, despite agreeing to do so. So it's not a stupid comment - it's a much needed kick up the backside of the BRDC which should benefit the race going fans! Mark my words, F1 will be worse when he goes. There will be less European races for a start and more cash-cow circuits in various deserts.

You sound very jealous of his daughter.

Daughters, plural. And no way!!
Silverstone have just won a lottery grant to build a heritage centre. There was no need for him to make stupid untrue statements to try and sound clever and upset people.

Oh goody another publicly funded waste of cash! Should be paid for out of BRDC funds, not something that could go to a good cause. But yeah, a heritage centre will really improve the track and the facilities for the fans(!)

It's what MrE is there to do - get s*** done. Threaten a venue with loosing a race should focus the track owners minds and make them improve the place. He actually does a lot of good for us fans but hey, just bash him. I doubt he cares.

Bunch o' alkies in this place!

only way to go. But I'm working at the same time. Sort of.

I've finished work, and I'm letting my system KNOW about it

You two have jobs?! You seem to be premantly on holiday, gardening or punishing your livers with cheap boxes of wine. :eek:

Re: Hold the phone, Ecclestone and the Germans!#358560

By LewEngBridewell - 14 May 13, 21:49

- 14 May 13, 21:49#358560

Bunch o' alkies in this place!

only way to go. But I'm working at the same time. Sort of.

I've finished work, and I'm letting my system KNOW about it

You two have jobs?! You seem to be premantly on holiday, gardening or punishing your livers with cheap boxes of wine.

Erm, reading literature as well, you missed that out! RC has her kindle and I have my stack of volumes

Race wins:181Drivers' titles:12Constructors' titles:8
Fantasy F1 Team = Bridewell Palace Racing

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