Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Official Announcement FOTA pulling out of F1

[Ken Rentiers (rentiers]

On Jun 18, 2009, at 11:12 PM, Fellippe Galletta wrote:

> Wow, F1 without Ferrari is like Porsche without the 911....what's  
> left!?
>
> FG

<strong>EDITORIAL</strong>

 <em>F1 has always been a development series. When Ferrari won, it  
was due in part to the driver, but also very much to the superiority  
of that manufacturer's car on that particular day. And luck, of  
course. And strategy, but first there was the car.

NASCAR, in contrast, has evolved from a race between what were almost  
literally "stock' cars to a contest between the "Number 2 Car" and the  
"Number 12 Car". Aside from (very) superficial cosmetics, today's  
NASCAR Cars Of Tomorrow are identical. NASCAR has become a cult of  
driver worship. If the drivers were anonymous, who would give a rat's  
ass if the blue car won or the red car won?

Bernie and his whipping boy, Max Mosley, concern themselves only with  
spectacle. Tradition is out the window, ticket prices are in. And TV  
receipts. This weekend is to be the last race at Silverstone. Brawn is  
favored, but what are we to make of a White car with a Ferrari engine  
beating a Red car with a Ferrari engine? Must we root for a paint color?

Why is racing on some remote circuit in a sand-blown desert camel park  
where the major hazard is avoiding the dust and lizard turds on the  
track somehow more engaging than honoring 50 or 60 years of tradition  
by running on those hallowed tracks of yore. Tracks that reek with  
history? Let's rebuild the fabled Parabolica curve at Monza! Cut out  
the chicanes. Hey Ferrari: I have two words for your future success -  
Long Beach.

F1 without Ferrari is like Madonna without an African baby, ripped  
untimely from it's mother's home. Just an old lady. But Ferrari,  
McClaren, Renault etc without Bernie Ecclestone - THAT could be  
something! My advice - stage the opener at the Nürburgring - the same  
long route that Alberto Ascari, Juan Manuel Fangio, Stirling Moss, Jim  
Clark, John Surtees, Jackie Stewart and Jacky Ickx drove.</em>

uncle ken
http://www.lifeitsownself.com