TF F1 Fans from 7/12 forward

[beej]

How many are still looking forward to waking up race day Sunday morning and watching F1 on Speed?


Will it be as much fun and will you be as interested now?

As we get used to the proverbial punch in the gut, how do you feel going forward?

[Automotive]

How many are still looking forward to waking up race day Sunday morning and watching F1 on Speed?

I am looking MORE forward to waking up on Sunday mornings with my darn coffee now that the F word network that owns Speed doesn't tape delay and ruin my beautiful summer weekend afternoons.

Will it be as much fun and will you be as interested now?

I am VERY interested in watching if Alonso can keep up with Hamilton, and am VERY interested in watching Fiat fail, not to mention Kimi losing more races and get booted down to Billy's team.

As we get used to the proverbial punch in the gut, how do you feel going forward?

If you are referring to Indy, I feel fine. If the race was at Road America in the first place, I would have attended the last 8 F1 races in the US. As it is, big deal. Maybe Tony can spend some effort on getting the IRL and the Indy 500 back on track, and F! can race on tracks or streets that Bernie wants where you can smoke inside a restaurant or whatever. I am surprised the event is gone, but not surprised that Bernie doesn't understand.

I say back to Phoenix.

[Max Revs]

As we get used to the proverbial punch in the gut, how do you feel going forward?

If there is close racing, with passing, and talented drivers showing their skills, then I will still tune in. I have only gone to Indy for the month of May racing anyway. Status quo for me.

[tidwell]

How many are still looking forward to waking up race day Sunday morning and watching F1 on Speed?


Will it be as much fun and will you be as interested now?

As we get used to the proverbial punch in the gut, how do you feel going forward?

Abso-freakin'-lutely.

Bummer about IMS, but that's the business, I guess. Still can't wait for each and every GP.

[JSR]

How many are still looking forward to waking up race day Sunday morning and watching F1 on Speed?

me

[beej]

Yeah, I am sure I will have my coffee in hand and be sitting in front of the screen come next Sunday AM>

but there is a little bit of joy taken from knowing that we won't be seeing these guys in person next year

[JSR]

but there is a little bit of joy taken from knowing that we won't be seeing these guys in person next year

Absolutely. Seeing an F1 car in person is amazing. The acceleration. The braking. The way they take the turns. As Hobbs always says "They look like slot cars."

[fivehundred2go]

If the race was at Road America in the first place, I would have attended the last 8 F1 races in the US.

I am surprised the event is gone, but not surprised that Bernie doesn't understand.

I say back to Phoenix.

Nobody is going to invest in building the infrastructure required by F1 and pay the estamated 30 million dollars to stage a race in the US. Not when some gonvernment will give the money to make it the countries biggest event. The F1 is the biggest event in most countries but barely scratches the radar here. There are too many other big events already established here. Nascar is a weekly event, ICS is regular fom April to September, Baseball from March to Otober, Football from August to Feburary, Basketball from October to June and Berie expects us to stop everything because he brings his circus to the US for three days. Not going to happen when he refused the local media to cover the earlier years - THEN COMPLAINS NOBODY LOCAL CARES! Disolusioned, disconnected, disassociated and disgusting - I think I just "Dissed" Bernie.

[Turn13]

It's a kick in the gut but I'll muddle through somehow.

[rrsrunner]

It's a kick in the gut but I'll muddle through somehow.

That's the spirit ...

How many are still looking forward to waking up race day Sunday morning and watching F1 on Speed?

Will it be as much fun and will you be as interested now?

Yes, and yes. Too interesting to miss. Shame it won't be at the Speedway next year, it was convenient and familiar. But that's business. If it comes back, we'll be there. And if it goes somewhere else, we'll probably be there, too.

[Joe in LA]

I'm very disappointed that there won't be a USGP at Indy next year, but it won't affect my following F1. I've been following F1 since @1974--when I could only do so by reading Road & Track articles months after the actual races.

[Jason]

I'll read about it in Autoweek. I'll sleep on sunday mornings now to recover from the local tracks the night before. I liked F1 for many many years, but for right now I just don't have much interest.

Jason

[430]

I'll still watch and hope that someday an American (Marco, Conor Daly, Rahal) make it in F1.

[Indycarjunkie]

I'll still watch and hope that someday an American (Marco, Conor Daly, Rahal) make it in F1.

Do you want an American to make it, or be competitive? The best US driving talent is not looking at F1 as an ultimate career goal. I hope you like Scott Speed. He may be the best we can hope for.

[SLKRR]

No change for me. Some tracks get added, some tracks get dropped, everyone hates Bernie, and the circus goes on...

[Joe in LA]

No change for me. Some tracks get added, some tracks get dropped, everyone hates Bernie, and the circus goes on...

The funny think is I remember when Bernie was the savior and everyone hated Jean Marie Balastre (sp?). Bernie may not be popular, but he took a circuit run like a club racing circuit and made it very lucrative for the teams.

[PDC]

I will still follow it, but it won't be the same without seeing the cars in person.
I didn't watch another race after the '05 tire fiasco until Italy, but I don't quite feel as upset as I did then. From day one, I had a feeling we would see a USGP for about 7 or 8 years.

[Plectraholica]

Not sure of my attentiveness, but I'll still tune in.

[Grover]

Shiny cars going fast?

I'll watch! I'm kinda simple that way...

Looking forward to the day when I can find out if I'll miss Bernie E...

[f1_indy2000]

I'll probably watch just to get to hear some reaction or fallout from last weeks announcement. I'm still quite upset from that arrogance of they don't need america, so i kind of feel like I don't need them, but really I'm on the fence with them. I was really liking the Alonso and Hamilton battle along with which Ferrari was going to win out, but after last week my enthusiasm is a little tainted and I will just watch to hear what Bob and the boys have to say.

[MichaelP]

I'm not going to let Bernie ruin my love for the sport. I'm eagerly anticipating the next race.

[TC in Indy]

I'll still tape it and watch it in the late morning. I have to keep watching if I want to be competitive in the Picks Game.

[cornutt]

I'll probably watch just to get to hear some reaction or fallout from last weeks announcement. I'm still quite upset from that arrogance of they don't need america, so i kind of feel like I don't need them,

I hear you. It hacks me off too that so much of the F1 establishment has been willing to turn their noses up at the U.S., which I'll argue is home to the greatest and most diverse collection of auto racing in the world today.

HOWEVER...

Over the next few years, I think we're going to see that the joe-job that the U.S. just got from Bernie isn't unique. Let's face it, the only people in the world that have both access to the kind of money that Bernie wants, and the power to spend it at whim, are wealthy dictators and monarchs. No nation in the world can make those kinds of offers -- consent of the governed and all that. But if you go to places like Malyasia or Baharain you don't have to worry about those pesky citizens and them wanting to know where their tax money goes and whatnot.

Bernie is walking down a very dangerous path. His willingness to sell his product to the highest bidder, regardless of what they want to do with it or how they got the money, is going to get him into major trouble sooner or later.

[Indycarjunkie]

Bernie is walking down a very dangerous path. His willingness to sell his product to the highest bidder, regardless of what they want to do with it or how they got the money, is going to get him into major trouble sooner or later.

Perhaps he is. The sanctioning fees he's charging is only one part of the money pie. The much larger slice is coming from world wide TV revenue. If european and american viewers stop watching and ratings fall because we've lost our grand prix to wealthy 3rd world monarchies & dictatorships, then perhaps he'll get the wakeup call we're all hoping for. Otherwise, I don't see how his manner of running his buisness will harm the financial future of F1.

[Indyfan31]

While I won't miss the IMS course, I do hope they find another venue in the U.S. (it's unlikely, I know). However, none of this will stop me from watching F1.

[Jack Harrington]

The greedy 'ole **** just doesn't care. The fact that they won't be here, will not stop me, or the other 12,231 died in the wool F1 fans in the U.S, from watching. But Bernie, GET A CLUE!

[Firefox]

Nobody is going to invest in building the infrastructure required by F1 and pay the estamated 30 million dollars to stage a race in the US. Not when some gonvernment will give the money to make it the countries biggest event. The F1 is the biggest event in most countries but barely scratches the radar here. There are too many other big events already established here. Nascar is a weekly event, ICS is regular fom April to September, Baseball from March to Otober, Football from August to Feburary, Basketball from October to June and Berie expects us to stop everything because he brings his circus to the US for three days. Not going to happen when he refused the local media to cover the earlier years - THEN COMPLAINS NOBODY LOCAL CARES! Disolusioned, disconnected, disassociated and disgusting - I think I just "Dissed" Bernie.

Well, in Bernie's mind, it's not like Indianapolis has ever been a noteworthy track other than staging some F1-points-paying races in the 50s, right? America's ridiculous infatuation with their, what was it..."dog and pony shows"?...just shows him how hopelessly out of step with his ego America tends to be.

[AGRiculture]

Although not being able to go to the USGP will be a huge disappointment, it won't affect my fandom for F1.

[midtown]

I really started following F1 because of the Indy USGP. And I'm still following it, or else why did I get up at 6:45 to catch the race this morning.