Senna 0 Report post Posted January 13, 2006 HILL: CORPORATE ETHOS IS RUINING F1 ITV Damon Hill believes that manufacturer control of Formula 1 and the associated corporate ethos are robbing the sport of much of its public appeal. Speaking in an interview with F1 Racing magazine, the 1996 world champion said that he has lost interest in F1 to such a degree that he didn Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cavallino 2 Report post Posted January 13, 2006 more of a personal rant than a coherent critique of the sport in its present form, they problems he mentions have been around for quite a while. All popular sports are commercialised, why should F1 be any different? I do think the present elvel of manufacturer investment is a passing pahse though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Senna 0 Report post Posted January 13, 2006 I think Damon makes some good points. I Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
narain fan 0 Report post Posted January 13, 2006 I think Damon makes some good points.I’d like to see him in the Grand Prix Masters… now that he is over 45 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cavallino 2 Report post Posted January 13, 2006 He looks old now. OT: GPM are having another race on April 24 at Doha, no hope of me watching it , I hope Prost turns up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Senna 0 Report post Posted January 13, 2006 now that he is over 45 Just Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
narain fan 0 Report post Posted January 13, 2006 Just…by three months and 26 days. why didnt he turn up for the south african race Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Senna 0 Report post Posted January 13, 2006 why didnt he turn up for the south african race Good question, why didn Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AutoRacer5 0 Report post Posted January 13, 2006 I think Damon is right in what he's staying. Its bull that corporate bean-counters control the sport, We ought to go back to the way ikt was in the 1980s and early 1990s, when the team built the chassis, and the engine was built by the manufacturer, and they just put the two together and went racing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xenna 0 Report post Posted January 13, 2006 He looks old now. Still looks good though Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pumpdoc 2 Report post Posted January 13, 2006 Still looks good though Nothing wrong with a little gray Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AutoRacer5 0 Report post Posted January 14, 2006 No play for Mr. Gray Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nojvnof1 0 Report post Posted January 14, 2006 I think Damon makes some good points. As do I. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dribbler 6 Report post Posted January 14, 2006 I think that his words would hold more iron if he didn't come across as such a casual observer. Do you pay attention to people who criticise F1 that haven't watched a race for a year? How can he possibly have a 'feel' for what is going on? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
monza gorilla 1 Report post Posted January 14, 2006 Nothing wrong with a little gray Makes us look distinguished, don't you think? I happen to agree with Damon on the issue of manufacturer involvement. They're in it for selfish motives, naturally, and when they no longer have a reason to stay then they'll be off down the road. Then what happens? How many private teams are there now, or will there be in the future, to take their place? The future is not rosy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dribbler 6 Report post Posted January 14, 2006 Makes us look distinguished, don't you think? I happen to agree with Damon on the issue of manufacturer involvement. They're in it for selfish motives, naturally, and when they no longer have a reason to stay then they'll be off down the road. Then what happens? How many private teams are there now, or will there be in the future, to take their place? The future is not rosy. Agreed. If all the manufacturers went though, privateers would start up and flourish. When they flourish, manufacturers will come in and beat them, driving them out. When the manufacturers get bored and leave, privateers come back in......... Ihope it will be that cyclical. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pumpdoc 2 Report post Posted January 14, 2006 Makes us look distinguished, don't you think? Indeed it does No play for Mr. Gray Sorry bub I'm not 'brusied and refused' Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AutoRacer5 0 Report post Posted January 15, 2006 Damn! more p**sed off than a pervert with palsy trying to draw a vagina on an etch-a-sketch. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Senna 0 Report post Posted January 15, 2006 Damn! more p**sed off than a pervert with palsy trying to draw a vagina on an etch-a-sketch. ? why? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AutoRacer5 0 Report post Posted January 15, 2006 I guessed wrong. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xenna 0 Report post Posted January 16, 2006 I must admit that after having read the full interview, I came to understand what Damon was trying to say. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
monza gorilla 1 Report post Posted January 16, 2006 Agreed. If all the manufacturers went though, privateers would start up and flourish. When they flourish, manufacturers will come in and beat them, driving them out. When the manufacturers get bored and leave, privateers come back in......... Ihope it will be that cyclical. Me too. But then it was like this in the 50's of course, with the manufacturers dominating. Maybe I'm being too pessimistic. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimmyk 0 Report post Posted January 17, 2006 I understand what Damon is saying too, but for someone who left Williams to go to Arrows for NO reason but more dollars, he is a part of the initial shift to the situation of 'selfish involvement' he speaks of today....... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Senna 0 Report post Posted January 17, 2006 I understand what Damon is saying too, but for someone who left Williams to go to Arrows for NO reason but more dollars, he is a part of the initial shift to the situation of 'selfish involvement' he speaks of today....... DH left Williams because Sir Frank didn Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pumpdoc 2 Report post Posted January 18, 2006 DH left Williams because Sir Frank didn Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
