Couldn't agree more with your assesment of the FIA's "contribution" to the
sport. I enjoy the F1 races also, finally got satellite TV so I could
record them myself.
Tim
1961 TR4 #317
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Babcock" <billbab@gmail.com>
To: "Terry Stetler" <tlizzard@msn.com>
Cc: <wheeltowheel@wheeltowheel.com>; "FOT Triumph" <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, June 20, 2008 12:30 PM
Subject: Re: [Fot] And we complain...
>I actually wasn't reflecting on whether or not the fine was
> proportional, but on the effect to the fans. When you fine a team 100
> million you make it very clear that nothing going on in F1 has any
> relevance to normal human endeavor.
>
> I enjoy F1 tremendously, I Tivo all the races. But I think the
> governance is strange and arbitrary. I've watched the politics for
> years, I think the FIA harms the sport continuously.
>
> On Jun 20, 2008, at 9:58 AM, Terry Stetler wrote:
>
>> "It is truly a rich man's sport.
>>
>> Joe C."
>>
>> It is well beyond that. Both Ferrari and Toyota are spending in
>> excess of
>> $400 million US, per season, on Formula 1. Most of the other teams
>> are close
>> to that. Hence the outrageous to us fine leveled at McClaren. Do
>> you think a
>> fine of say, $50k, would mean anything to them? They spend more
>> than that on
>> brake components for one race weekend.
>> I do think the scheme for Superlicense charges is beyond the pale
>> however.
>>
>> Terry Stetler
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