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A1 Bankrupt!
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That's sad. Hope something can be recovered from the ruins.
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It is only A1GP operations Ltd(UK) that appears to have gone bust.
One might presume that the cars etc are owned by another company. Hence TT talking about reforming under another name (and my thought that it might be outside of the UK, given TT's Angolan/Portuguese background and his new links with the Algarve circuit) |
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29 Jun 2009, 10:21 (Ref:2493141) | #4 | |
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http://tentenths.com/forum/showpost....&postcount=121
That Tony indicated "workers could be re-employed through another vehicle" suggests that there's some sort of plan in place; and it's only the UK companies that appear to be in trouble (haven't seen the relevant documents filed at Companies House yet if they are indeed in liquidation). |
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29 Jun 2009, 11:40 (Ref:2493195) | #5 | |
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This is all very well, but just another example of how the system can be manipulated to cheat people out of their hard earned money. Many suppliers, will be badly hurt by A1's bad debt, and some may go under. It is hard times for all, but most of A1's problems are a result of stupid decisions made by the so called managers of this series...
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29 Jun 2009, 15:36 (Ref:2493370) | #6 | ||
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Extremely cynical if it is just a matter of avoiding supplier payments while relocating, and surely the damage done to A1GP's already poor reputation would make any sort of continuation very unlikely under the current mismanagement.
I can only hope somebody else buys it out and continues to run it as a going concern. It will be a travesty if it is lost. |
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Let´s hope he can do that... and all the effort of put into season 4 (including the new cars) will not be lost. |
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and if they can make it happen: who's willing to do buisiness with a company wich has trouble paying the bills??(especialy these days) |
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29 Jun 2009, 21:43 (Ref:2493572) | #10 | |
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Well, this doesn't suprise me at all.
They have spent an enormous amount of money, and still have no big tv-income, no manufacturer sponsorship, a lot of dropped events and with low tv-ratings limited sponsorship for teams. |
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30 Jun 2009, 01:28 (Ref:2493634) | #11 | |
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More dodgy restructuring along the lines of Team GBR by the sound of it ... bunch of crooks (imo), I hope the appropriate authorities investigate
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And there is nothing on the official series website yet. The longer the news is in the public without any explanation of what is going on then the less and less confidence people will have. |
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30 Jun 2009, 09:29 (Ref:2493793) | #13 | |
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Thats the attitide that has created the current world wide economic problems. Doesn't have to be that way with appropriate regulation in place and social unacceptance of these business practices!
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30 Jun 2009, 11:12 (Ref:2493846) | #14 | |
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A1GP & Ferrari: The look of love
I noticed a series of feature stories now on Autosport.com. I'm sure we are all starving for A1GP related news Last edited by diabloA1; 30 Jun 2009 at 11:14. Reason: wrong link |
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Very nice article by Autosport (may need online subscription). They used to be quite anti-A1GP but seemed to become converts before season 4.
No mention in Autosport of bankruptcy and a comments near the end of the article "But assurances have been given that the finances are now in place and some tough decisions are being taken as A1GP reorganises itself into a more commercially viable series." Presume this bankruptcy is what the reorganisation refers to. |
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Anyone got the number for Panorama?
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oh shoot. I forgot you need a subscription to read it. It really is a good one. It very factually describes the problems in season 4 from the friesacher pre-season crash and why it happened, the fact that seat holders bailed out A1GP so the Brands race could go on.. all the stuff we've been hearing about but can only speculate.
The article is based on real facts, both the good and bad of A1GP The good thing is it ends with a positive note. Perhaps we can figure out a way to extract the article so everyone can read it |
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2 Jul 2009, 08:42 (Ref:2494910) | #20 | |
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On the topic of bankruptcy, it's nothing new that A1GP gets bad press all the time. I'm choosing not to think about it too much and instead focus on looking for positive A1GP news. That is much more interesting to find (and not to mention, much harder to find too!).
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I don't know Jack(hahah ha) perhaps we should think about A1GP and why it exists (or existed)
A1GP has puzzled me since Sheikh Maktoum dropped it. I could understand a very rich middle eastern ruler (or at least ruling family) investing in a race series to reflect well on the region by having international sport during the traditional Northern hemisphere off season. Hence Bernie starting GP2 Asia to counter that threat. What I could not see what a very succesful businessman like Teixeira (look up his past and be very very frightened, especially who his son in law is) hoped to get out of it. A recent article I heard on BBC Radio 4 about what top level football is reputedly being used for gives a hint. So, did TT pay Maktoum and in turn RAB capital pay TT? Just a theory you understand... In fact motor racing is mentioned too http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2...nti-corruption Last edited by Bodysnatcher; 2 Jul 2009 at 09:23. Reason: spalling, as ever |
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That's not the first time I have heard that theory. Some prominant F1 journalists strongly believed that theory, which is why they were so anti-A1GP. The journalists in question seem to have more recently mellowed in their views however.
However contrary to the theory...surely if you wanted a channel to be able to shift money across borders then surely there would be easier ways than buying a fleet of Ferrari badged racing cars and Ferrari engines. You would want to do it on the cheap, therefore you would run the Lolas as long as you possibly could. You also wouldn't bother buying air time across Asia. I also don't believe that this would be lost on the likes of Mark Gallagher or Colin Giltrap, who are smart chaps. |
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Better yet, A1GP and Energem share the London office. But that is the fault with A1GP. It's still run asif it was another mining company.. It is NOT. It's a racing series, so it's time it's run like one. Starting by offering decent merchandise and giving us the PC/ wii/ Sega/ whatever game like Superleague Formula does (which is run by sports marketeers)
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By the way, thanks very much for the assistance, Richard.
Anyway, the conspiracy theories on this, that's not something I think about because it doesn't particularly help anything nor can I do anything about it. If it's true, then someone would be already on it. Where there's smoke, there's fire. |
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So is A1GP going to continue or what?
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