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Bad news for the Americans.....

https://racer.com/2024/01/31/f1-turn...open-for-2028/

Could this be a typical case of cutting off your nose to spite your face, Hmm

Just another reason not to give two 💩’s about their boring ass series.

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Not even a sport at this point any more. All Rigged to boot.

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Originally Posted by Charles Nungester:
Not even a sport at this point any more. All Rigged to boot.

It's more of a league, like the NFL or NBA. You cannot just show up with your football team and join the AFC North Division. They have their structure - The Concorde Agreement.

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Originally Posted by Stevensville Mike:
It's more of a league, like the NFL or NBA. You cannot just show up with your football team and join the AFC North Division. They have their structure - The Concorde Agreement.

Got sticks up their backside if ya ask me.

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Originally Posted by Charles Nungester:
Got sticks up their backside if ya ask me.

An elite club, eh? A racing organization where one cannot come in and try to race. I cannot think of any series on this side of the hemisphere that works that way. It is what it is, I guess.

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Maybe he can secure a HL charter or two?

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Originally Posted by jonboat15:
Maybe he can secure a HL charter or two?

:8:

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Originally Posted by Stevensville Mike:
An elite club, eh? A racing organization where one cannot come in and try to race. I cannot think of any series on this side of the hemisphere that works that way. It is what it is, I guess.

No other series gets the TV money F-1 does. It's too bad they can't split it up, but apparently, they only way they will let him in, is if he buys into another team. I just hope he doesn't do smthn like try to start another US series or smthn...

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Ironically this is now all back-burner news as Lewis Hamilton signing with Ferrari for 2025 has taken front and center on the stage.

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Originally Posted by Stevensville Mike:
An elite club, eh? A racing organization where one cannot come in and try to race. I cannot think of any series on this side of the hemisphere that works that way. It is what it is, I guess.

You can not just show up to a NASCAR race, although easier than F1, you still have to have their approval of the equipment and Brett Bodine has to approve the driver. If you don't have any "narrow tire, heavy car" experience go run ARCA and we'll keep an eye on you.

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Originally Posted by spankytoo:
You can not just show up to a NASCAR race, although easier than F1, you still have to have their approval of the equipment and Brett Bodine has to approve the driver. If you don't have any "narrow tire, heavy car" experience go run ARCA and we'll keep an eye on you.

This is true if all starting positions aren't taken up by charters. Only happens once in awhile anymore anyway. They cut the field from 43 to 40 ad still don't fill it most weeks.

News of the day, Andretti was sent a message to appear for a chance to speak in person, but according to the post, it went to a spam folder, and wasn't found till now, hope I got this correct

If my memory is correct. Didn't he sell 200 million dollars of stock to fund a F1 team? What it amounts to is the teams get a cut of the tv money. They don't want to reduce the money the teams get(give andretti a share of the cash)

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Originally Posted by TQ29m:
News of the day, Andretti was sent a message to appear for a chance to speak in person, but according to the post, it went to a spam folder, and wasn't found till now, hope I got this correct

https://www.wpxi.com/sports/formula-...OJXB3EPFJFDIQ/

Thanks Mike!

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Originally Posted by Stevensville Mike:
https://www.wpxi.com/sports/formula-...OJXB3EPFJFDIQ/

That is lame. Any decent organization would have followed with a phone call or snailmail.