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20 Dec 2001, 20:22 (Ref:188175) | #1 | |||
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Ferrari boss warns Bernie and FIA
Quite possibly the single most influential man in F1 that is not with the FIA is Luca di Montezomolo, the head man at the sports most powerful marque Ferrari. Gazzetta della Sport reported that he warned Bernie that the manufacturers do not believe that Kirch Multimedia deserves the same level of pay that Bernie takes for himself and the FIA.
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Am I alone is thinking that the sell off of Formula 1 could be a gigantic scam by Bernie? He sells off Formula 1 and then later defects with the teams to form a new series and keeps the huge money he got from Kirch? Leaving them with a series and no one to race in it? It has happened in business before, why not in the business of motorracing. |
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20 Dec 2001, 20:37 (Ref:188190) | #2 | ||
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Hmmm. Sneaky eh? Sounds distinctly Bernie-ish to me.
Hasn't the guy got enough already? |
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21 Dec 2001, 02:49 (Ref:188316) | #3 | ||
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Haha...if that's true, then he IS brilliant!
But i must say, i do admire Bernie in a way... he commands the respect of the pit lane residents, and he really put in a lot of work to make F1 what it is today. I can forgive his greeds too, afterall, i earn 0% of any F1 income, and i think what the contructors think is very much understandable... Why let somebody who did no contribution to F1 get all the rewards? oh..since the constructors are rallying together, why not we spectators also get together to demand better free TV coverage (Bernie's digital would be good), and other goodies? Afterall, F1 would a ghostly sports without us? |
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21 Dec 2001, 12:39 (Ref:188396) | #4 | ||
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That's the Way it Is
Leave it to LdM to lay it on the line. Probably the most concise explanation of the roots of the dispute that has appeared to date. On the other issue, I really doubt that Bernie will be a part of the "manufacturers' series" if and when it actually come about. There has to be alot of hard feelings among the constructors and the engine builders over the Kirch deal. I doubt they would dream of giving him the scope to operate as the Commissioner of their new series. Also, the man probably will want to retire at some point; I don't see him as wanting to keel over in harness.
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