Wake up.Quote:
Originally Posted by DexDexter
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Wake up.Quote:
Originally Posted by DexDexter
Who would you rather want in his place? A corporate guy with white teeth and "storylines" or something?Quote:
Originally Posted by ioan
Surely, whatever one may think of him as a figurehead, it is true that he has helped make a lot of people extremely rich?Quote:
Originally Posted by ioan
As much as I detest the modern corporate world, I think such an individual would be preferable to Ecclestone. I just think the time has come where he is doing considerable damage to F1's public image.Quote:
Originally Posted by DexDexter
Someone with common sense.Quote:
Originally Posted by DexDexter
Many factors have made some people filthy rich, and lots of other people very poor, Bernie is one of those factors.Quote:
Originally Posted by BDunnell
I have nothing with people being richer than the average but there is a common sense limit that should kick in at some point.
The way Bernie is doing the business is not orthodox by any rules and he is not making F1 a favor by getting filthy rich in the process.
BTW who else profited so much from his F1 business? As far as I can remember every company that ever acquired the F1 commercial rights went south or got out with loses until now.
The saying goes - "If you want to leave F1 a millionair, enter it a billionair"Quote:
Originally Posted by ioan
They forgot the: 'Unless you are BE!' part ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by SGWilko
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I admire Bernie from a business perspective. When he entered the wheeler-dealing of the English motor trade, he was the best on the block. His progression into F1 proved very helpful to many renowned team owners, not least Ron Dennis, Frank Williams and Ken Tyrrell. His clever grasping of power away from the bureaucratic Balestre and FIA crowd of the late 70s/early 80s proved a much healthier move for F1. It 'cleaned' up the sport and certainly brought in a lot of revenue. That's where it should have stopped. Unfortunately, it's been a downward spiral since and, although the revenue keeps coming in, F1 shouldn't be all about that. It is a sport, which Bernie has turned into a business.
I think F1 has been better in some respects due to Bernie involvement, but I feel we got the most out of it a few decades ago. Now it's just ridiculous greed which does no good for the fans of the sport (e.g. the Sky TV deal).