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[Selcouth_Feline]

Nice quote from Ecclestone today:

“It does not matter to Formula 1 if there is no grand prix in the US. What do we get from America? Aggravation, that’s about all. If you say ‘good morning’ over there and it’s five past 12, you end up with a lawsuit.

So true

[schumi]

it's the global market, f1 is a business that turns into a sport for 1 and a half hours every other week. To me and you it's a sport to the engine that governs it, it's a business sad but very true

[F1Poser]

I'm with schumi, it should be a welcome spectacle, not an advertiser paradise.

Perhaps it's time to ban advertising in F1? That would provide a shake-up!

[Selcouth_Feline]

But as schumi pointed out, F1 is now a business first and foremost. Ban the advertising and you lose a LOT of revenue. That's going to have a lot of knock-on effects, so that's never going to happen. Example - Vodafone are reportedly going to be paying McLaren $50 million dollars in advertising revenue next year....

[simac]

Yeah, and the MP4/22 will still breakdown lots LMAO

[Marco]

Yeah, and the MP4/22 will still breakdown lots LMAO

But it'll look great!