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I think James Allen on ITV's F1 site explains it beter.

Absolutely essential that both Mosley and Ecclestone are removed as soon as possible. They are both too old, senile, and dictatorial to do anything but massive harm to F1. Tnie for the men in white coats....

I'm surprised at Fernando's reaction, particularly considering that, at the height of this dispute, he said that Formula 1 is "finished".

Mosley is increasingly appearing unbalanced. I don't like the man but I don't say that as an insult, just an observation. The sex scandal, and the subsequent death of his son, have left their mark and maybe in the back of his mind is the thought the two are not entirely unrelated incidents.

Bernie just looks increasingly old and tired. His split with his wife seems to have taken its toll on him. He has made a lot of money, but also helped F1 grow from an also-ran to a major televised sport, and in so doing made a lot of money for a lot of other people too, while helping create F1 as it is today. But, in the wake of the Max saga, to even mention Hitler is beyond comrehension.

It's time for them both to go, and if they have any sense with (in Bernie's case) at least a bit of dignity. For Max, that option has long gone. My one reservation is the thought of the even madder Flavio taking over the commercial reins...

I've seen Mosley a a problem for a few years already, before the sex scandal and the recent problems. For me, it started when Max reneged on his dicision to not run for another term as FIA president. He has since pushed F1 around like it was his personal fiefdom and done what he liked.

One of the worst things is that he took away the teams' security by refusing to agree on a new Concorde Agreement. The old one was way behind the times and (financially) not fair to the teams, but from what I have read and heard, the teams were looking for a fair deal and were stonewalled by Mosley. He finally gave the teams a relatively fair shake on the money side (with threats of a breakaway series looming large, seem familiar?), but at no time it seems were other aspects of the CA up for extension or renewal. Time for forced retirement and leaving Max to figure out why his reputation will always be a shambles.

As for Bernie, he has said many stupid things in the past, and been forgiven. He has also put F1 on the map as a global financial juggernaut and kudos to him for that. Should he step down? Maybe. Should he let Flavio Briatore become the new Bernie? Most certainly not! I (along with many other people) can't imagine anybody other than Bernie in control of the commercial side of F1, and that might be part of the problem. But we need to find a way for the future, and soon; Bernie isn't getting any younger. It's called succesion planning.

So, rant over. Looking forward to the race, hoping for excitement!

Thoughts;
1. Has the transformation of F1 to a "global financial juggernaut" actually improved things for real motor racing enthusiasts - constructors, drivers or fans?
2. I do agree that it's long past time that the reign of two deeply unsavoury characters was ended.
3. Alonso the "most complete racing driver on the planet" ... ? Discuss further!

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Mosley and Ecclestone are both finished, time for them to be replaced completely, Fota needs a bigger say but in a strictly regulated framework hand in hand with the FIA.

As for Ecclestone, it says a lot that his position does not even need filling, his role is a complete anachronism.

Here's the correct link Andrew:


But one example is that you fail to mention in any of the articles, that FOTA want to deny the new teams any input on rules and regulations, yet demand that the FIA give FOTA this power, which is very hypocritical of them ... Buy hey what's new.

Even if you take out all the stuff they have caused recently and look at them themselves. Mosley is almost 70, Ecclestone is almost 80 and have control of a sport that is expensive to run especially in the current climate and is worth billions. Now personally from experience, people of that age struggle to work remote controls for the TV, so how can they be expected to run this colossus of a sport perfectly.

New blood is needed.

Posting advance of the race this time. Applies to FREEVIEW:

Let's hope ´óÏó´«Ã½ get these things right this weekend.
1. Red button coverage of post quali interviews if regular TV time doesn't allow - ie before you start showing the quali loop.
2. Commentary ON as default on the in car feed. You got this right in Turkey and Monaco but had default as OFF for Silverstone.
3. Improved live updates on ´óÏó´«Ã½i. (SkyText on Freeview is a good example of what's possible)

Overall though the coverage is still way beyond what we've had before.

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CVC have not 'invested' billions. They paid Bernie billions to buy FOM, and they need to extract ever more money to keep paying the interest on those loans. Absolutely *none* of that money has gone into the sport - it didn't go to the teams, who raise money from sponsorship and a share of the TV rights revenue, and it doesn't go to the venues, who *pay* FOM to host the race.

"Manor technical director Nick Wirth, who has a close relationship with Mosley, told ´óÏó´«Ã½ Sport: "The five teams left, all agreed it unanimously. I can see, despite hubris, that there is commonality on the technical side. "

It seems to me that this is a poor choice of words.

Now personally from experience, people of that age struggle to work remote controls for the TV, so how can they be expected to run this colossus of a sport perfectly.

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I assume you don't know too many old people and just believe the media?