GPDA want to make formula 1 great again

[WALEAD1999]

because of what happened in singapour (max swearing in FIA interview and got community servive as penalty and charles got 10k euros for same issue GPDA want to tell FIA that must Treat F1 Drivers like adults so what u think about this letter by GPDA to FIA

 

[Pete Conway]

because of what happened in singapour (max swearing in FIA interview and got community servive as penalty and charles got 10k euros for same issue GPDA want to tell FIA that must Treat F1 Drivers like adults so what u think about this letter by GPDA to FIA

It's a sign of the times we're in, too many people are wanting to be offended so they can vent... and the reason isn't about what they vent about.
So many kneejerk laws and so many kneejerk rules are ruining freedom.

 

[WALEAD1999]

It's a sign of the times we're in, too many people are wanting to be offended so they can vent... and the reason isn't about what they vent about.
So many kneejerk laws and so many kneejerk rules are ruining freedom.

to be honest need fair in this sport cause FIA want just money and bring kids to formula1 this is not formula 1 before

 

[Pete Conway]

to be honest need fair in this sport cause FIA want just money and bring kids to formula1 this is not formula 1 before

Wait! don't mix up the FIA (governing body) with Liberty Media, (the commercial rights holders) they are the ones that push to moneytise everything F1, and if they can take childrens pocket money they will.
The FIA just make and enforce the rules... I though I feel that their ears are being bent by Liberty media,

Remember the 11th team saga, Andretti have to wait until the entry fee triples in 2026 though the FIA said they could join earlier they were overruled by Liberty Media.

 

[Antony Snook]

I watch NBA basketball and NFL football. The language is very colorful so the kids will hear it. Just listen to RAP Music or watch a comedy movie with someone like Wanda Skies. Language is a for of expression and a art form. Just some people are highly religious like "7th day Adventist" they can not swear. Both my parent's swore and i did it is school. Went to the principal for doing it once. But there are worse things you can do like Graffiti or fighting.

 

[Pete Conway]

Yeah, it drives me nuts when an interviewee says "sh!t" or "crap" and Crofty the clown or whoever appologizes for the "foul language"... jeez, you hear worse than that on the school bus.
Just get over it, the 'holier than thou attitude' doesn't make you a better person and it doesn't make the program better either.
As a kid my parents never swore, I do now, when my boy was at school I never swore around him, but I don't bite my tongue now he an adult, funny thing is, he never swears around me!

I'll tell you what's worse than swearing on Sky F1... Crofty the clown saying "err"
he can't get a sentence together without saying "err" 5 or 6 times

 

[jgf]

"...want to make formula 1 great again"

Oh god! they're going to put Trump in charge of it.

 

[jgf]

As a kid my parents never swore

LOL, my dad was a good ol' country boy and career military; I doubt he ever uttered a sentence without a gd or mf in it. I took the opposite route, preferring a vocabulary people had to look up to see if they'd been insulted.

 

[jgf]

Liberty Media... are the ones that push to moneytise everything F1, ...
The FIA just make and enforce the rules

But remember the Golden Rule - he who has the gold makes the rules.

FIA makes the rules ...that Liberty Media wants.

NASCAR made the rules that RJ Reynolds dictated, and we see what a sorry series that has become.

Penske dictates Indycar.

NFL, MLB, NBA, all controlled by sponsors, not sports people.

 

[J.J.McClure]

It was precisely for this reason that there was little or no radio to be heard during a Grand Prix.
In fact, there was none at all until the 2000s.
But someone thought that everything should be made transparent, public and naked. Also baby-friendly,
flower-friendly and so on. Before, there was no pandering, but diamonds on the tip of the nose, national flags waving on the cool-down lap, drivers who had broken down were carried on the sidepods, drivers hit each other after a crash, a certain amount of prior knowledge was assumed. Drama, show, entertainment.
A real fan knows what is being talked about. You don't have to explain everything over and over again.
Especially if it is the last race of the season.
When I watch an old race today, it is downright relaxing not to see any of that statistics and video game graphics. In addition, the whining of these milksops in modern Formula 1 is almost unbearable.
I also found those interviews immediately after the race unbearable.
Back then, you went from the car to the team members and were allowed to celebrate until the asphalt melted. Today, you go straight from the car to some overpaid microphone stand that asks you crazy questions that don't differ at all from race to race.
It's like football.
The microphone stand's question: What was wrong, who was to blame, blah, blah, blah.
Footballer: The ball was too flat, the grass was too green and we had to play against the current in the first half. These athletes are still full of adrenaline, are slowly coming out of their tunnel vision, are partly dehydrated and then they are expected to give professional answers to boring questions.
Back then, time penalties were imposed during the race and not added on at the end.
Which is absolutely no penalty for the top teams.
What are 5 seconds for Red Bull, Ferrari or McLaren when they can build up a lead of more than these 5 seconds in two or three laps during the race. Silly.
Go to the pits, wait for the time and then continue again.
That is a penalty and, quite rightly, may cost you points or the victory or championship.
Anyone who acts unfairly loses. There have even been teams being excluded or all points being withdrawn.
Modern Formula 1 is a total wishy-washy kindergarten diaper-troop event.
But people rush to the Grand Prix events, so that seems to be exactly what they want, and the TV ratings also prove those responsible right.
Although, here in Germany, F1 is also only in the ratings basement.
Boring, overtaking almost only with the help of technical tricks, no free choice of tires, etc.
Nowadays it's enough for me to watch the 10 minute summary on YT. Compact, short and concise.

A former F1 viewer (91-21) wishes you a nice weekend.

 

[Antony Snook]

Yeah, it drives me nuts when an interviewee says "sh!t" or "crap" and Crofty the clown or whoever appologizes for the "foul language"... jeez, you hear worse than that on the school bus.
Just get over it, the 'holier than thou attitude' doesn't make you a better person and it doesn't make the program better either.
As a kid my parents never swore, I do now, when my boy was at school I never swore around him, but I don't bite my tongue now he an adult, funny thing is, he never swears around me!

I'll tell you what's worse than swearing on Sky F1... Crofty the clown saying "err"
he can't get a sentence together without saying "err" 5 or 6 times

Memories of the poty mouth of James Hunt and Gunther Stiener

 

[Pete Conway]

It was precisely for this reason that there was little or no radio to be heard during a Grand Prix.
In fact, there was none at all until the 2000s.
But someone thought that everything should be made transparent, public and naked. Also baby-friendly,
flower-friendly and so on. Before, there was no pandering, but diamonds on the tip of the nose, national flags waving on the cool-down lap, drivers who had broken down were carried on the sidepods, drivers hit each other after a crash, a certain amount of prior knowledge was assumed. Drama, show, entertainment.
A real fan knows what is being talked about. You don't have to explain everything over and over again.
Especially if it is the last race of the season.
When I watch an old race today, it is downright relaxing not to see any of that statistics and video game graphics. In addition, the whining of these milksops in modern Formula 1 is almost unbearable.
I also found those interviews immediately after the race unbearable.
Back then, you went from the car to the team members and were allowed to celebrate until the asphalt melted. Today, you go straight from the car to some overpaid microphone stand that asks you crazy questions that don't differ at all from race to race.
It's like football.
The microphone stand's question: What was wrong, who was to blame, blah, blah, blah.
Footballer: The ball was too flat, the grass was too green and we had to play against the current in the first half. These athletes are still full of adrenaline, are slowly coming out of their tunnel vision, are partly dehydrated and then they are expected to give professional answers to boring questions.
Back then, time penalties were imposed during the race and not added on at the end.
Which is absolutely no penalty for the top teams.
What are 5 seconds for Red Bull, Ferrari or McLaren when they can build up a lead of more than these 5 seconds in two or three laps during the race. Silly.
Go to the pits, wait for the time and then continue again.
That is a penalty and, quite rightly, may cost you points or the victory or championship.
Anyone who acts unfairly loses. There have even been teams being excluded or all points being withdrawn.
Modern Formula 1 is a total wishy-washy kindergarten diaper-troop event.
But people rush to the Grand Prix events, so that seems to be exactly what they want, and the TV ratings also prove those responsible right.
Although, here in Germany, F1 is also only in the ratings basement.
Boring, overtaking almost only with the help of technical tricks, no free choice of tires, etc.
Nowadays it's enough for me to watch the 10 minute summary on YT. Compact, short and concise.

A former F1 viewer (91-21) wishes you a nice weekend.

Jolly good rant there! fully agree, top man.