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996C438 wrote: Fri May 03, 2024 5:20 am Well isn't this interesting , now there isn't room for Andretti to join F2 or F3 . Hmmmmmmm...........

No room to add Andretti team in F2 and F3, says series boss https://www.racefans.net/2024/05/02/and ... or-f3-ceo/

RDMcG wrote: Fri May 03, 2024 9:16 am Outside of the US there is a fair bit of discontent about the glitz marketing overkill in Vegas and Miami which the owners seem to be turning into a Super Bowl special, endless "personalities" ( watch for the Taylor Swift next race! and Donald Trump also), and the move into a variety of unsavoury regimes around the world. Also the Netflix stuff where you can see the lifestyle stuff and glamor, the dramatization of background is not universally welcomed.


It is clear that to satisfy this thrust there is a great desire from Liberty to get some American drivers and teams in there and to maybe short circuit the F3/F3 route to get a super license. The other big players ( Ferrari, RB, Benz, Honda ,Audi etc) probably fear being edged out by a much more American grid.

I have been to a lot of F1 races and met many drivers and so on and it is a deadly serious business. Not unusual for the existing players to keep the walls high and not share the proceeds. My prediction is that this resistance will ultimately fail.

There is just too much money involved and the audience loves the manufactured drama and glamor. What for an F1 show with performers between quality and the race one of these days. I see Andretti by 2027.

996C438 wrote: Wed May 15, 2024 6:14 am Williams have announced they have signed Alex Albon to a long term contract . I think that is a good move for both sides .

I read an article stating that F1 is open to the idea of returning to V8's as part of the 2030 rules regulations . That would be a step in the right direction in my opinion . Hopefully it's not just lip service .