In the round-up: Force India suggest introducing a franchise model for Formula One team ownership.
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Liberty should introduce 'proper franchise system' in F1 – Force India (Motorsport)
"In my opinion, they’ve got to create a franchise-type of system. It takes years to build an F1 team. Owners can come and go."
Button: I feel like a kid again (Autosport)
"Obviously my fans are going to find it weird, but hopefully they understand where I am now, and there is always the possibility I will be racing in 2018 when this is a winning car."
Towering figure of Mike Ashley prevents Sports Direct from winning promotion (The Guardian)
"Formula One Group looks like a consumer business that has been run too hot: think Tesco before its sales and profits slumped. It is making money for its owner but at the expensive of customers, who have become disillusioned with its offering."
Going off track: Simon Rennie (Red Bull)
"It was very frustrating because the car was just coming on really well; Robert (Kubica) was doing well, so it was disappointing. Those things don't happen very often but when they do they hurt. It's just an empty feeling."
Simon Pagenaud's rise (Gordon Kirby)
"Ayrton Senna is somebody who got me attracted to the sport. He was flamboyant, he was mythical and I remember sitting with my dad at home watching Senna on TV."
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Comment of the day
Thanks to everyone who joined in last weekend’s Caption Competition, especially @Fullcoursecaution who came up with two very funny suggestions including this winner (here’s the other one):
Kvyat: “Straight from the can, Danny?”
Ricciardo: “Yeah mate, the barman’s wearing sandals.”
Pat Ruadh (@Fullcoursecaution)
Special mentions also go to Tom, Black n Blue, Rocky, Stephen Crowsen and Serkankster who all made great suggestions.
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Sebastian Vettel returned to the Hockenheimring to entertain fans at the wheel of a 2012-specification F2012 in the Ferrari Racing Days event.
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27 comments on “Force India: F1 teams should be franchises”
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bogaaaa (@nosehair)
12th September 2016, 0:13
l understand Jense, you were sacked and you wont be back….RK was a massive talent and a WC in the right seat…what a shame.
ferrox glideh (@ferrox-glideh)
12th September 2016, 1:22
Yeah, Rupert Keegan was the real deal… ;)
maarten.f1 (@)
12th September 2016, 1:32
I don’t know if we’ll see Jenson back in the saddle in 2018. If McLaren really does produce a potential championship winning car, it’ll be hot property, and there would be a lot of drivers wanting to be in that seat. Will they put in the guy who spend a year on the sidelines?
I do hope he’ll get the opportunity to end his career as a racer, he’s such a likable character and great guy.
Stephen Crowsen (@drycrust)
12th September 2016, 9:53
I agree, I’m not expecting to see Jenson back in a McLaren, at least not racing after the end of this season. There should be ample talented drivers available to fill his seat, and his replacement should be producing good enough results by the end of 2017 that they won’t need Jenson.
JerseyF1 (@jerseyf1)
12th September 2016, 10:06
@maarten-f1 @drycrust It looks like McLaren are just hedging their bets in case they produce another failure and Fernando decides he has had enough. If McLaren produce a race-winning contender then Alonso will stay in place, if they produce another flop then Jenson might find himself back on the grid, but not at the sharp end.
BasCB (@bascb)
12th September 2016, 10:25
If they build a winner next year Alonso will probably stay to enjoy it (unless Stoffel “humiliates” him or something, you never know), so Button’s change relies on Mclaren being not quite a winner and Alonso walking out on them @maarten-f1, @drycrust. Not the most unthinkable scenario either. And the sponsors love him and if F1 starts to promote the sport he could drive a lot of epic cars in numerous events, nota bad trade off Imo.
Trayambak Chakravarty (@major-dev)
12th September 2016, 7:06
That Ferrari F2012 in that livery looks so beautiful I don’t even have words for it.
Ruben
12th September 2016, 10:22
The nose is still hideous though.
Funny that Seb was driving a car that nearly beat him to a WC.
I know he’s driven it before when he first came to Ferrari but it’s still funny to think about it.
BasCB (@bascb)
12th September 2016, 10:26
As Ruben mentions, thefront is still hideous. And I always prefer the cars in their original livery
AntoineDeParis (@antoine-de-paris)
12th September 2016, 11:00
@major-dev
yes.
Phil-F1-21
12th September 2016, 14:03
Really. I think its really ugly compared to most of their cars in most years. Hey, we’re all different!
matt90
13th September 2016, 23:06
Not only is the nose hideous, I always find those double airboxes ghastly. That’s why while a lot of people celebrated the F2013 for being slightly less hideous, I still found it quite unpleasant looking. For me the F2012 is one of the ugliest cars to ever win an F1 race.
Uzair Syed (@ultimateuzair)
12th September 2016, 7:30
The 2016 livery looks much better on the F2012. On an SF16-H, it looks an ugly mess. Hopefully, a livery change for next year.
Reganamer
12th September 2016, 10:43
SF16-H looks beautiful but I think that side shot of the F2012 looks even better :o
nase
12th September 2016, 11:21
Can anybody explain the funny caption to me? I don’t get it. :/
Mark
12th September 2016, 12:41
It’s because Danny has drunk the fizzy wine from his racing boot the last 2 times on the podium
nase
12th September 2016, 19:50
aaahh, I get it! :)
pastaman (@)
12th September 2016, 12:51
I don’t either
Pat Ruadh (@fullcoursecaution)
12th September 2016, 13:11
@pastaman Ricciardo has started drinking champagne from his sweaty race boot on the podium.
My silly caption infers that he orders all his drinks in shoes…
(Cheers Keith!)
petebaldwin (@)
12th September 2016, 15:43
Well deserved.
Robbie (@robbie)
12th September 2016, 19:50
Hilarious! Good one!
nase
12th September 2016, 19:54
@fullcoursecaution
There is a saying about Germans, according to which they laugh three times about every joke they’re told: The first time is when you tell the joke, the second time is when you explain it to them, and the third time when they finally get it …
I reached the third stage, and had a hearty laugh. Cheers, mate!
NewVerstappenFan (@jureo)
12th September 2016, 13:03
Well, I understand Jenson fully. I Took a sabatical last year, it was awesome.
He is racing from age 5 or something. Atleast 15 years at the sharp end. ..
He deserves a break. It might be a permanent one, who knows, but I hazard a guess it wil do him good.
Sensord4notbeingafanboi (@peartree)
12th September 2016, 14:49
What a caption! There could be no other winner.
Pat Ruadh (@fullcoursecaution)
12th September 2016, 18:29
Cheers @peartree and @petebaldwin !
Wesley (@)
12th September 2016, 22:06
Singapore at night, under lights with lots of Zika filled mosquitoes. I bet Alonso would prefer to test the canopy instead of the halo.
Gary
13th September 2016, 7:54
So, Force India thinks F1 should have a “franchised” ownership structure. Liberty Media just paid $8 billion enterprise value for the business. If we segregate that ownership into 12 franchises, allowing for one additional team, that’s $667 million per team.
Is Force India prepared to write a check for $667 million to buy a franchise?
Oh, you mean Force India thought the franchise was going to be a gift from Liberty Media?
Honestly, there is a reason these people are “racers” and not business people, and it’s the same reason that Bernie was necessary to commercialize F1 in the first place.