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Old 06-18-2009, 03:24 PM
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http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/76292

The beginning of the end, or the end of the beginning?
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Can't believe it happened....
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Everybody who always wanted Max and Bernie out of the picture now have a choice, I guess. And what could go wrong? It worked out so well for formula car racing in the US....
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport...one/8108492.stm
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I love this, finally (hopefully) away from BE and MM. I hope they are able to carry through with their goals of cheaper prices for fans and more involvement.
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what is the series going to be called? FOTAla one?
i know cheap joke

i think this is just a ploy like ferrari did in 2006, i hope anyway

IMHO, if this does happen we f1 fans in the US might not get to watch races
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There is no new series until there are a list of tracks, dates, etc in place and the first race of the new series goes off. This is pure bluster to get rid of the Bernie and Max show. My guess is Max is forced to step down but Bernie stays for obvious reasons...he has the biggest balls.
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Will this be CART/IRL all over again?

I'm glad they stood up to Bernie and Max's b.s. Hopefully, we can get a venue in the U.S. again.
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Originally Posted by Wiggum,Jun 18 2009, 07:51 PM
Can't believe it happened....
bout time the team owners grew some balls and flipped max and bernie the bird.
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Notice that they talked about Bernie and gang owed the teams multiple millions of dollars. That's what a lot of it's about. It seems Bernie has been using that money to hold the teams hostage to F1.

They mention that with Bernie and Max in the way they can charge less for tickets. The money that the B&M team wanted has been the sticking point with several tracks and why we don't have a US race.


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