Ferrari Mailing List: Re: F1 (More Show than Sport)

[Rick Lindsay (rolindsay]

Hey Deep, et al.,

   I'm on the other side of that see-saw.  I watch the races but I don't care 
much who wins. :-P   I don't actually like sport and I'm not competitive.  My 
time working in the pits just reinforced for me that the (correct) 
interpretation of F1 (now) is that it is a circus, an entertainment show, not a 
sport.  The teams know that its a show and they put on a good show.  We should 
recognize that, as Deep and others have stated.

   My interest in F1 is in the technology and performance of the cars.  And 
personally, I liked the cars better when they were aerodynamic styling 
exercises.  I would like them better if they worked Can-Am style where 'If you 
can invent it, you can run it!'  Of course, that idea turns into one or two 
teams with deep pockets, winning everything - and the circus becomes boring.  
Therefore, that's can't happen.

   The other point is with regards to drivers.  I've met many of them while 
working at the US F1 GP.   Many of them are primadonnas.   Yes, they're 
incredibly focused and extremely talented performers, but other than that, 
they're just little middle-schooler-size people.  :-P  

   The Minardi end of the garages, or at least that's what I still call them, 
is the most fun.  The drivers are still trying to prove themselves and the 
engineers and mechanics are friendly.  The other end of the garages is one 
hundred percent business - entertainment business.

Bottom line is; To each his own, I guess.

rick

--- On Thu, 4/2/09, LS <lashdeep [at] yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: LS <lashdeep [at] yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] F1 (More Show than Sport)
> To: "rolindsay" <rolindsay [at] yahoo.com>
> Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
> Date: Thursday, April 2, 2009, 12:40 PM
> I don't even watch the races anymore...what's the
> point?
> 
> I read the F1 websites on the Friday afterwards...have all
> the info I need.
> 
> 
>  
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Mauricio Mesa <mesa_mauricio [at] yahoo.com>
> To: LS <lashdeep [at] yahoo.com>
> Cc: The FerrariList <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
> Sent: Thursday, April 2, 2009 1:02:28 PM
> Subject: [Ferrari] F1 (More Show than Sport)
> 
> 
> F1 that mismanaged show that they want us to believe is
> truly a sport.  The drivers are for real so are the teams
> and the cars; but year after year these kinds of
> unexplicable incidents show that F1 is run more like a
> reality show than a proper sport. 
> 
> Niki Lauda Reacts to Incident
> 
> Triple world champion Niki Lauda told the German
> broadcaster RTL that he considers it ‘the biggest joke of
> all time’ that the FIA took four days to come to a
> definitive ruling about the incident. 
> 
> 
> 
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