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Old Nov 17, 2008 | 02:46 PM
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Canada blames Ecclestone for axe
I think Ecclestone is more interested on filing his pocket (rumor sais that jis fortune comes to about 3.4billion!!! most of it probably from F1) rather than for the good of the sport.

http://eurosport.yahoo.com/17112008/...stone-axe.html
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Old Nov 17, 2008 | 05:54 PM
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He has ran F1 into debt and is doing more and more races in places that are simply not filling the seats. He is leaving behind the old fans to try and lure in new markets. He is a tool and I cant wait for the day that he croaks.
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Old Nov 17, 2008 | 07:06 PM
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yea, i think there was a new story about how his holding companies are in big time debt. he probably see's the end for him and has pulled all of the equity out over the yrs and ran everything into the ground(debt) to bad its not public company, i would like him to go down like the enron boys.
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I read the news this AM about no hope for Canada. What is wrong with BE? North America is a huge market for many of the manufacturers in F1.
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I read the news this AM about no hope for Canada. What is wrong with BE? North America is a huge market for many of the manufacturers in F1.
What the hell I can't believe that within the last 2 years we lost Indianapolis, Canada, Silverstone and in danger on loosing Australian, French and Shanghai GP. What the hell? There is something seriously wrong with the F1 management, teams have to do something about it.
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Originally Posted by tthoang1
North America is a huge market for many of the manufacturers in F1.
Especially once the big 3 come crashing down!
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Especially once the big 3 come crashing down!
The big three should be allowed to fail into bankruptcy. Sorry for the
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The big three should be allowed to fail into bankruptcy. Sorry for the
The big three should get into F1 and start to develop some real cars.
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The big three should get into F1 and start to develop some real cars.
ford already gave it a go in f1 under the jaguar banner.
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ford already gave it a go in f1 under the jaguar banner.
yep and here it is!
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yep and here it is!
When was that ? Were they any competitive?
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