Miami Grand Prix - Miami International Autodrome

[Carl]

The Formula One schedule has five street courses and Indycar the same number, so perhaps they are following each other in pointless monotony. Despite being legally American owned, F1 displays an amazing ignorance by encouraging race promoters to create "Hollywood on the grid", a pathetic fantasy also embraced by the broadcast network, albeit reluctantly by Martin Brundle. In stark contrast, Indycar grids are never crowded with self-adoring celebrities.

The trend has long been to place money ahead of motorsport, a degrading malignancy championed and exemplified by the poison dwarf ecclestone, whose 1983 demand for a major sanction fee increase from Long Beach was derided and summarily rejected.

[René]

True words Carl. I think IndyCar is much purer as a racing series compared to F1. It’s such a shame because F1 could be magnificent… but nowadays it’s not sure if Spa and even Monza will stay on the calendar while we do race in Saudi Arabia and Miami. How long can this go on before all the real fans are gone? 

[Carl]

May 11, 2023 20:36:26 GMT René said:

True words Carl. I think IndyCar is much purer as a racing series compared to F1. It’s such a shame because F1 could be magnificent… but nowadays it’s not sure if Spa and even Monza will stay on the calendar while we do race in Saudi Arabia and Miami. How long can this go on before all the real fans are gone? 

If F1 self-destructs, real fans will find series with real racing

[robmarsh]

Rene, Carl I agree. I think Phillipe Massa should be laying a civil case against Bernie Ecclestone and Max Moseley (estate) for monies lost by denying him his GP title. He would have made a small fortune in advertising royalties and should be recompensed.