posted Nov 15, 2008

Well, 'spectacularsteve', thank you for your input. Some of the names you mentioned may well be mental midgets, but in America you've got the Double World Champion. Maybe, that should be, the Dubya World Champion. Just like everything else, you think that the way you do things is the only way things should be done and everything is better in America. Who else would call a series of games, The World Series, with only teams from one continent in it?! Idiot.

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posted Nov 15, 2008

don't get us started on the Middle East (you're right to suggest that Britain is predominantly to blame for much of the trouble there - coincidentally you also failed to mention how the unsatisfactory Pakistan-India divide and conflict is also due to us). The problem is that Israel's attitude seems to be that they think they have carte blanche to do what they like for the sins of the past (ok, and present, but they're both as bad as each other).

The problem is, it's sins of the fathers and so on. Britain was in the position that America is in now a few generations ago, and everybody hated us then (sometimes justly, sometimes unjustly). Just as the same problem is faced by America today.

Now if we can get back to the topic at hand, in the other thread we were very much agreeing that Road America is a course that F1 should definitely go to (for the sake of racing). But let's face it, we know that quality of racing is not what the FIA base their decisions on.

Incidentally, I also miss CCWS and am glad Bourdais finally got his F1 chance.

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posted Nov 16, 2008

"Canada and the USA are by far the most sophisticated, diverse countries on Earth, WE ARE THE WORLD everything else is just backward, socialist, nationalist, communitarian tribalism."

You know, I actually pity you. You have a very sad deluded view of the world. If it's so backwards, why on earth are you posting on the BBC (the B stands for BRITISH incase you didn't know).

Ontopic: I'd love to see a GP at Laguna Seca. The Indianapolis track pales in comparison to it. I really hate how all the tracks with some history are being replaced just for ones where tobacco ads are legal. Singapore was only a decent race because of a safety car, but the fact was, it was a complete lottery. If we hadn't had the safety car, it would have been as boring as Valencia. I believe Abu Dhabi will be as awful as this aswell.

It's like all the tracks I love are disappearing. Montreal, Silverstone, Magny Cours, San Marino, Nurburgring. I haven't been this disapointed in track selection since they ruined Hockenheim. And to a lesser extent, Suzuka is replaced by Fuji half the time. The thing is in contrast, theres only one new track i've actually liked, and that's Turkey, because it's got two decent overtaking spots (the only gripe is seeing the same winner every year :p). Bahrain, Singapore and China are boring GPs, and don't even get me started on Valencia.

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posted Nov 16, 2008

F1,The World Series etc cannot have world champions, unless it offers Africa the opportunity to participate.

All these desciplines should be called, World Greed Champions

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posted Nov 16, 2008

Road America is a much better venue for open wheel racing than Laguna Seca is. RA is the FAR better circuit; more beautiful than Spa with even more overtaking opportunities. There are at least 6-7 passing point on the massive circuit. Laguna Seca is a bit to tight for F1. I think it would be a mountainous Hungaroring racing wise. I say bring back a Moroccan race on the roads of Rabat or Casablanca.
ROAD AMERICA THE BEST
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nw4MZk-56bs

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posted Nov 16, 2008

"Canada and the USA are by far the most sophisticated, diverse countries on Earth, WE ARE THE WORLD everything else is just backward, socialist, nationalist, communitarian tribalism."

I really, REALLY hope that this comment was meant as a joke.. because if it wasn't, you are one very sad, very deluded individual who obviously lives in some sort of parallel world.

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posted Nov 16, 2008

I believe it is called the 'world series' because world series cigarettes (or something like that) sponsered it for many years early on....................it is a popular mistake.

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posted Nov 24, 2008

yeah alrite they can be sophisticated. but how come north america aren't doing anymore f1 races. i loved indianoplis when there was only six cars out on track. i thinks that was all about everybody else being on michelin and the 6 cars that were out were on bridgestone tyres.

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posted Nov 24, 2008

eboateng - it does. Africa just doesn't want it enough at the moment. South Africa clearly believes it has better things to do than throw money at Ecclestone to bring the South African GP back (last held in 1993), and that there hasn't been a top African driver in F1 since Schekter (world champion in 1979) isn't because there's a ban or anything. I think his nephew is driving in IndyCar.

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