Did the Canadian motorsport authorities condemn Mosely's sex antics. If so, there is your answer no matter what crapo is stated.
Update from one of the A-holes; I like how these 'technical problems' just pop up out of nowhere...... Kevin S. Orchard Park, NY Ecclestone Says Canadian F-1 Race Dropped on Contract `Problem' By Alex Duff Oct. 8 (Bloomberg) -- The Canadian Grand Prix was dropped from next year's Formula One schedule for contractual reasons, Chief Executive Officer Bernie Ecclestone said, leaving North America without an event in the most popular auto-racing series. ``It's a technical problem with the contract,'' Ecclestone said in a phone interview, declining to give details. ``Next year, we'll lose it for sure.'' Formula One is moving races to Asia and the Middle East, adding events in Singapore and Abu Dhabi. A race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway dropped off this year's calendar after eight years because organizers failed to agree terms with Ecclestone. ``It's disappointing'' not to have a race in North America, Ecclestone said. ``If we could be there again in the future, we'd like to be. We'll get it sorted out.'' Canadian Grand Prix spokesman Paul Wilson didn't immediately return a phone call seeking comment. The Turkish Grand Prix was brought forward to take the Montreal race's June 7 slot in the only major change to the 2009 race schedule, posted yesterday on the Web site of Formula One ruling body, Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. Montreal's Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve has hosted a Formula One race since 1978. In 2003, the event was briefly dropped from the following year's calendar because of a federal ban on tobacco advertising that affected five teams. It was reinstated when organizers agreed to provide teams with compensation. To contact the reporter on this story: Alex Duff in Madrid at [email protected]
It was that or the Middle East Oil threw more money at them. Therefore the technicality of the contract. This is nearly as bad as the bozos that run Concorso Italiano! Take it form a great venue with Trees and Grass, and then throw out in the middle of the F'n hot sun. I will support Ferrari as a company, I'm just not sure about F1 side now. I am completely disappointed that there is no race in NA. I would like to see the viewing results from SpeedTV & Fox (if it's even on that network) next year to see how much of a decline in viewers there is. Oh Well! I will be seeing a lot more of Laguna Seca this next year anyways.
A World Championship that doesnt compete in two continents(NA and Africa,Antartica because there are no Nazi maids for Max to play with).Strange and if you ask me mindless.They should take pride in the fact of it bieng the World Championship and evenly distibute GPs in every continent while still retaining the classics(Imola,Monza,Spa).Shame Magny Cours is so rural,it's an awesome track,hey better that way so Kimi will have less of a chance getting on Pole in a bar.They scrapped Suzuka so who knows what these mongrels will do.
The mayor is holding a press conference at 4:30 EST with the latest update. Also - just saw this: Montreal F1 axe is seemingly final (update 2) ''It's sad news for Montreal, it's sad for racing'' A Canadian close to F1's governing body has scotched hopes that the decision to axe the Montreal race may not be final. Bernie Ecclestone is well known for using tough tactics in negotiations with F1 venues, but this is not an example of the 77-year-old supremo hatching a ploy, according to Roger Peart. "It was voted on by the FIA and that's really the end of it," said Peart, President of the FIA's circuits commission. "It's a done deal," he told The Gazette newspaper. "It's sad news for Montreal, it's sad for racing in Canada, and I don't think anyone can do anything about it." It is believed the reason for the split is contractual, despite an agreement to stage the race at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve through 2011. Peart suggested that the reason for the situation is commercial. "I'm surprised but not completely," he said. "Not completely because the commercial side of the sport is moving on to more glamorous venues. "I don't mean the city of Montreal as far as that, but the facilities themselves. Some (facilities) like Montreal are not world leaders anymore, so it's a purely commercial matter, unfortunately." Ecclestone later confirmed that a "contract problem" spelled the end for the event. The English language Montreal radio station CJAD, however, said the F1 Chief Executive would not give further details. The 77-year-old Briton expressed his desire to see his sport return to North America in the future, but insists that the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve has 'for sure' lost the race for 2009.
That is the sad part of it all. F1 is almost dead here. I am not to keen on Nascar so I will be watching everything Trackside at Laguna Seca. Including the Monterey Sportscar Championship. Working, Watching and taking a buttload of pictures.
there is just not enough intrest in the US for a race right now, I dont know of any promoter, potential sponsor, or track that is working towards putting together a race
He enjoyed driving to Canada in the Mondial. He had great storys. Brazil?? I don't know man, is he up to it??
http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/sports/story.html?id=f7bd8e58-7800-410e-9be9-5c984c3cd737&k=15898 Here is some more indepth info on the situation. Hope it can be reversed.
why not just relegate all the grands prix to europe, the uk and let it go at that. they could $ave a pile of cash and use over the road transporters exclusively. moseley, what a dip-s##t!!! i hate seeing these jhonny-come-lately races being added after decades of the old familiar glen, mosport, zandvoort, REAL nurburgring, zolder, estoril. money talks, the familiar walks.
The cost of shipping the teams to races is minimal, and is of no affect. What IS of affect is the MONEY>>>>>>>>>>>>>> So they pay or they dont, it is f...ing annoying, but I dont see B.E. backing down what I can see is the Arabs, Russians and other new money, running out of money, and the whole circus falling apart. And B.E. going back to the fans. Maybe as early as next year. certainly within 5 years, just look at the Russian stock market.................. Tim
While I agree with your assessment of Mad Max, in this case he is innocent: Bernie defines what races are taking place. Not true. It costs insane amounts of money to fly all the mega tons of hardware across the Atlantic. It is also very tiring on the teams. That's why fly away races are normally done in groups. With the Canadian GP standing alone in the calendar, it was almost a given, that it would go away, particularly when there is added pressure by having more races. As I said, once the USGP is back (2010), the Canadian GP will come back as well. And hopefully the organizers will have learned their lesson by then and fixed the surface for good. This is just Bernie showing them who is boss after the debacle that almost prevented the race this year.
Not disagreeing, but what gives here then Andreas: The decision by FIA's World Motor Sport Council means there will be no F1 race at Montreal's Circuit Gilles Villeneuve for the first time since 1987. It also means there will be no F1 race in North America. The FIA gave no reason, at least not publicly, for its decision to drop the Montreal race. The Grand Prix of Canada originally was on the list of races on a provisional 2009 schedule released in June.
After today's press conference, newscast and other tidbits: 1. F1 wants more money. 2. F1 wants better facilities. 3. The promoter has had enough of all of the F1-winer-divas. ie: Dennis, Flavio and the rest of the Eurotrash. In short he said: "wanna leave? Good riddance!" 4. F1 will not negotiate because if they do, it will set a precedence and everyone else on the the circuit will do the same. 5. With no government backing or major sponsor, Montreal cannot compete with all of cash the Asian and Middle East countries are prepared to fork out. Lastly, I find it rather sad that F1 is all too willing to race in banana republics where: - the people can barely feed themselves.... - where no alcohol is permitted on the podium... - where the local mafia runs the show... - where the cows are treated better than starving children... - where human rights violations are mandatory... - where there is no real history or contribution to motor sports... - where the flag girls dress like legal secretaries with burkas... Then again, the brutal truth about F1 is that it's ONLY about the money. I sincerely hope that the upcoming world economic crunch will smack F1 in the face and give them a serious does of reality. Sorry folks...just sour grapes
Again, the FIA sets only the rules for F1 and publishes the race schedule, making it hence official. But the schedule itself comes directly from Bernie and from Bernie alone.
It all just boils down to money and who is willing to cough up and play BE's game. For now we're pretty much relegated to watching TV or moving on. I'll pick the virtually free, TV option. I could care less where the race is.
Times are changing and F1 isn't what I remember it to be. When officials arbitrarily remove a legitimate victory from a driver or clearly favor one team over the others in their rulings or penalties, the integrity and credibility are gone. Removing a fixture like Montreal from the calendar is just another turning point. Drivers training on video games or simulators seems to imply you don't have to drive the car any more. The recently added tracks are boring (Valencia? Singapore?) and uninspiring but I guess the "new fans" that go along with them must be easy to please. There's something seriously wrong with having to pay $5000 for a few minutes in an F1 paddock. I remember going to the Daytona 24 a few years ago and standing inside the garage at night half-way through the race. One of the teams was doing some mid-race repairs and I was in the middle of the action in their garage and they didn't think to ask me to leave. I stayed out of their way but could have been handing wrenches to the guys under the car - the experience was way better than I have ever had at an F1 race (and I have been a fan for a long time and a spectator at Montreal five of the last six years. There are other forms of racing that provide just as much of a thrill and more of the competition. The drivers don't mind talking to you and the teams are more accessible. If dropping Canada from the schedule is what Bernie thinks is the best thing for his show, more power to him. I will survive and will get my racing fix elsewhere. F1 isn't the end of the world anymore; its just a collection of ego-maniacs struggling for camera time. The likes of Colin Chapman, Ken Tyrell, and the other legends of the sport must be rolling in their graves at what has happened over the last 20 years. It won't be long before the last privateer, Frank Williams, is out. In an odd way, I might get some sense of satisfaction out of leaving F1 behind before he does.
i can understand why the US dropped the US GP. Indianapolis sucks (yes been there many times), the track totally blew, and the fan base just isn't there. BUT Canada is an amazing race and one helluva track. F1 is stupid for letting this one go...
(from autosport) Formula One team principals are set to hold talks about ways to get the Canadian Grand Prix back on the calendar in 2009, autosport.com has learned. The race in Montreal was dropped from the schedule earlier this week, meaning F1 currently has no race in North America for the first time since the world championship came into existence in 1950. Although there are suspicions that F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone could be using the Canadian GP situation to improve the financial terms of holding the event, both from the promoters and the teams, there is genuine concern in the paddock about the impact of losing the race from the schedule. Honda Racing CEO Nick Fry told autosport.com: "I don't think it is a short-term problem, but it is a problem that does need to be addressed. We are a global series and not to be performing in one of the major continents is a serious problem - even more so because it is a continent that is very important for the motor manufacturers who are involved in F1. "We need to look at the north American continent situation from a more strategic point of view and work out how we increase our popularity. I don't think you can just look at one race you have to look at the whole situation there and put together a package which increases our appeal in North America. Then, the financial problems we have appearing at just one race in the continent, will go away." BMW motorsport director Mario Theissen added: "I haven't got any explanation of the decision and how it came about, so I think we will discuss it." The decision to drop Canada and hand its June 7 date to Turkey was prompted by the teams' desire to have a summer break inserted into next year's calendar. It is understood that one solution being looked at now is for Canada to return to its original date, and the Turkey event to then switch to early August, just one week after the Hungarian GP.
