Today they threatened in F1racing.net they would leave F1 because they don't like the engine rules.bernard wrote: BMW has even at the current state of affairs hinted a retriet from F1.
- Explain why the divide will get bigger because of this disability?Irvingthien wrote:I don't think these rules will work. Big teams will spend more money on compensating the "dissability" next year, then the gap between smaller teams will widen, that's not the F1 I am hoping for.
The rules will create like clash between the FIA's cost cutting policy and slowing down cars policy. Why not instead of limiting the team personnel and the budget of teams...saves cash and hinders development, isn't that more effective?
Because the bigger teams have loads of cash and expertise to adjust to the new rules, and design a new car that is fast, whereas the smaller teams have very limited funds and therefore can't take all out of the new rules. Their design is very much dependant on last years car, designing a whole new car takes too much money and design hours. The bigger teams have huge amounts of personnel, so the performance gap will get even bigger. It's a fact.Anonymous wrote: - Explain why the divide will get bigger because of this disability?
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uzael wrote:Ford/jaguar is on the rocks. maybe they'll be back, but if they do it will be under ford branding. Jordan is sinking, minardi is sinking. no new teams on the horizon.
Not true. This year has infact seen a lot of overtakes, some of them very nice. You have a rather short memory... what about belgium? Hungary was boring, but Hockenheim? Silverstone?uzael wrote:Almost no passing, EVER.
Where did you hear this? The viewer ratings worldwide are up. In spain something like 50%, in France and germany...In only a few countries the ratings have declined, and in those too the numbers are marginal.uzael wrote:Television viewership slowly declinging.
Now I ask you the same question....in the UK there was a 20% decline, in Germany a 28 to 30% decline in Italy a 15% decline....these are numbers from F1 Racing and consern the 2003 championship.bernard wrote:Where did you hear this? The viewer ratings worldwide are up. In spain something like 50%, in France and germany...In only a few countries the ratings have declined, and in those too the numbers are marginal.uzael wrote:Television viewership slowly declinging.
And that number I've seen it before and it refered as the increase of viewers in 2002 when the Alonso mania started.No, those numbers are the viewer rates per race. Very much accurate. Very much up to date.Monstrobolaxa wrote:Humm....but those studies are only done at the end of the season when they have all the numbers figured out....during the season they work on an average estimation number....like in 1997 it was said that 2,5 million viewers in France would subscribe digital F1 transmissions....only 50 thousand signed up! So untill the season is over we do not have 100% correct numbers, we are still in the estimation period.
You are showing that what I'm saying is correct! If you have twice the number of viewers during one race you might have hallf of them for the other! this will lead to the same number of viewers on average! The only 100% figuures are only known at the end of the season.bernard wrote:No, those numbers are the viewer rates per race. Very much accurate. Very much up to date.Monstrobolaxa wrote:Humm....but those studies are only done at the end of the season when they have all the numbers figured out....during the season they work on an average estimation number....like in 1997 it was said that 2,5 million viewers in France would subscribe digital F1 transmissions....only 50 thousand signed up! So untill the season is over we do not have 100% correct numbers, we are still in the estimation period.
