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mrfill

November 23, 2012 3:40 AM

F1 » Forget NASCAR, football could move 2013 USGP


I don't believe he does and neither does he share the advertising revenue from the billboards around the track. This is probably why tracks such as Korea are having financial problems ($36m loss this year alone), why ticket prices are so high and why Bernie is so rich. The tracks get the revenue from the tickets but then also have to pay huge fees to stage the event - many GPs have some kind of government support. If numbers are down and revenue is down and the government won't cough up more cash, then the venue starves. The tracks have been talking about joining together to start twisting Bernie's arm en masse but until they do, they are at the mercy of the current system. The teams and BE do very nicely out the tv revenues and neither seem inclined to change that. A bit short-sighted really.

mrfill

November 23, 2012 12:48 AM

F1 » Forget NASCAR, football could move 2013 USGP


The attendance figures are not that important, neither are the people who understand F1. The only thing that matters to Bernie et al is the TV audience because big audiences produce top advertising rates which guarantees good coverage. If this race increases viewing figures dramatically it will be considered a success. Whether it will be sufficient to keep those viewers for European/Middle Eastern/Asian races is another matter. Sunday morning at 8am for European, 5am for Mid East and Asian races at midnight test the hardiest fan, let alone the slightly interested viewer. This probably explains why F1 has never been especially popular in the US. Showing a delayed race leads to frustration as BBC viewers have found this year as the result can be difficult to avoid during the delay.

mrfill

November 22, 2012 5:46 PM

F1 » Webber seeks smooth weekend in Sao Paulo


The disagrees may be because although it is a team sport, the team in question (RBR) have won the championship and have nothing more to win. The result of this race will determine the drivers championship only and only 2 individuals can win that. In the interest of balance I hope you would approve of Massa going out there and doing everything, within the rules, to assist his team mate win the WDC. More chance of that happening if history is anything to go by. To Webber's credit, he doesn't seem very fond of holding up people or letting his team mate through. Fortunately, Interlagos is usually a great deal more unpredictable than most tracks and none of the above will apply.


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