Although it's licence would appear to have expired.lebesset wrote:well, amongst the grade 1 circuits is one that hasn't been used as a GP circuit for 20 years to the best of my knowledge , called paul ricard
wonder who owns that
This is an EXCELLENT point. We (the USA) are the world's economic leader (still hanging on), and yet we can't afford what Turkey, Singapore, etc can. If only Obama had the slightest interest in F1, it would be done in a heartbeat, with money that wouldn't be noticed in one of his stimulus/bailout packages. I'll stop there before I get any more political.lebesset wrote:...why not a new venue ? if places like turkey , singapore et al can find the money , why not the usa ?
Well, dp, perhaps US has become the leader because its citizens try to make good bussiness deals, and after Indy F1 debacle, it takes balls of steel to take that kind of risk. People has to forget that incident before the first US GP becomes less of a risky deal.dp35 wrote:This is an EXCELLENT point. We (the USA) are the world's economic leader (still hanging on), and yet we can't afford what Turkey, Singapore, etc can.lebesset wrote:...why not a new venue ? if places like turkey , singapore et al can find the money , why not the usa ?
the road course at the beach includes 3/4 of the banking. F1 used to run the Indy 500 to bad the rules wont allow that any more.Ciro Pabón wrote:Oh, come on, reality is overstated. Yeah, I would like to watch another F1 oval race before I die, but in Talladega. If a stock can make 360... how much would make a McLaren or a Ferrari?
[...] If FOTA was truly interested in having a USGP any one of them, Ferrari, Merc, BMW, Honda, Toyota, or Nissan/ING(Renault) or even LG could easily put up the race sponsorship money like SAP did in the early Indy USGP races, but they dont so it must really must not be worth it.Ciro Pabón wrote:Well, dp, perhaps US has become the leader because its citizens try to make good bussiness deals, and after Indy F1 debacle, it takes balls of steel to take that kind of risk. People has to forget that incident before the first US GP becomes less of a risky deal.dp35 wrote:This is an EXCELLENT point. We (the USA) are the world's economic leader (still hanging on), and yet we can't afford what Turkey, Singapore, etc can.lebesset wrote:...why not a new venue ? if places like turkey , singapore et al can find the money , why not the usa ?
My best guess, when Bill France and Ecclestone had a meeting (last year?) was that the deal was not done because France raised that very issue and then he asked for a special price. If that was the case, I bet that Ecclestone, having to deal with investors in many countries asking for a GP, did not give France a chance, to keep those other investors "in line".
I base my business dealings on more than just simple profit and loss, I happen to believe that I will ultimately be accountable for all my actions in both this life and the next, so yes, completing a business deal that would destroy my soul would be very bad, regardless of the profit margin.Ciro Pabón wrote:Oh, c'mon, Islam, where is your logic? If that were true and you were able to steal land and resources from natives and to enslaven the population, would you call that a bad business deal?
What's the World Engine concept?
