Comments on: Some insight into Renault’s plan for F1 team

By: HowardHughes

HowardHughes — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:11:13 +0000

Huh? Not sure that’s very fair – I often disagree with James Allen, and I’ve never been censored or attacked for it… Trying disagreeing with the Editor on the Pitpass Forum and you literally get insulted; there’s none of that here.

By: F1ART

F1ART — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:22:25 +0000

Yawn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: the latin

the latin — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:12:27 +0000

please tell me the lotto numbers for this week-end. You sure must have a cristal ball.
And don’t forget that, in this economy you have to give people some room to manouver. Otherwise f1 would be with just ferrari and mclaren running. Thing that you wouldn’t be against if they were all british drivers.

By: James Allen

James Allen — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:43:02 +0000

I think you are right and it’s something I’ve been thinking about for a while now. Will write something on this

By: James H.

James H. — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:25:01 +0000

Mr. Hughes, Apparently, my sarcasm was unappreciated. To be serious, passion still exists, but the powers that be in Formula One merely tolerate it. When a driver like Kimi Raikkonen is considered an outsider because he is unable to conform to the business model, something is wrong. Many champions of the past would also be considered unmarketable. Although we probably have been following F1 for a similar time period, you have a greater knowledge of the Sport and its history. But honestly, I think your passion clouds your judgment when it comes to recognizing the cancerous corporate cynicism that is harming a sport we both love.

By: Warwick

Warwick — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:19:15 +0000

This may be obvious, or conversely I may be wrong…but it continually strikes me during this off-season, that F1 is in a state of change unlike anything we’ve seen for a long time. Not only are teams and drivers changing, but it feels as if the whole mindset and philosophy of F1 is changing.

For a long time, it has been a business as much as a sport, we all know that, but it always seemed to be an “old” business model that was fairly rigid in its ways. Sell sponsorship, win races, sell sponsorship, etc. Now, the fresh and entrepreneurial team owners are taking advantage of an atmosphere of change and bringing new ideas to the table. I think we will see the sport open up to the public a lot more in the coming years.

The new faces in the sport will be more likely to look ‘outwards’ from the core, rather than looking ‘inwards’ and always trying to protect the inner sanctum of sponsors and business dealings. These people are here to open their businesses to the world, and they understand that the new way to do this is to be transparent and social and open to the world.

I’m not sure how strict the rules are about teams filming the goings on at events, but hopefully F1 and Bernie will be wise enough to let these teams use tools like YouTube and social media to show the behind the scenes action that TV could never have time for. Fun times ahead!

By: Med

Med — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:56:26 +0000

Online loan comparisons?

Apparently his dad’s having trouble getting the loan secured and hasn’t received the money from the bank as yet, so Petrov may not have the funds for a seat

http://www.planet-f1.com/story/0,18954,3213_5926420,00.html

By: Med

Med — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:43:24 +0000

Maybe because this way they still keep their name on display in F1 but don’t have to fork out as much for it

By: Nathan Bradley

Nathan Bradley — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:52:30 +0000

Thanks James

By: Meeklo

Meeklo — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:32:19 +0000

Agreed. Note the still blank sidepods. You’d think that if any of his internet Mangrove clients were actually interested in the F1 operation their names would be on the cars for the launch event. Did SenorLopez query his clients of interest before he went out and bought the team?