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  1. Wolfgang5150

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    #1 Wolfgang5150, Jul 28, 2010
  2. DF1

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    FRA - nice city with a really big airport :)
    #2 DF1, Jul 28, 2010
    Interesting and insightful. Thank you for posting the link!
     
  3. kraftwerk

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    #3 kraftwerk, Jul 28, 2010
    Interesting.
     
  4. TheMayor

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    #4 TheMayor, Jul 28, 2010
    He really puts it to USF1. I guess he reads our posts on Fchat!


    Q: How much was the failure of the American-based USF1 team damaging to the sport here?

    Dennis: "Let me put it the other way around. If you were a European team trying to get into Formula One, one strike and you'd be out. (USF1) had 10 goes at it. They were given opportunity after opportunity to survive. The thing is they didn't tell the truth. They never had the depth. They never had the understanding. They never had the resources. The proposition of building cars and racing them from America from a logistical standpoint was pure lunacy. They did more damage to Formula One within America by creating false expectations. That was what was bad about that whole thing. It was never going to happen, and they were given every opportunity. All they did was deceive a lot of people, and there were a few people who might have had a great time spending the money they spent if they spent it with another team in Formula One that was serious. They may have become a strong supporter of Formula One instead of feeling the pain of having toileted a load of money."
     
  5. Wolfgang5150

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    #5 Wolfgang5150, Jul 28, 2010
    Yes agreed about his view of USF1. To me the really interesting comment was what he said about how you win; about not winning at all costs.
    This interview was on Saturday - before the Ferrari fiasco in Germany....
     
  6. Wolfgang5150

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    #6 Wolfgang5150, Jul 28, 2010
    Here are his comments on NASCAR;
    He also said he found his first ever NASCAR visit "fascinating" and admitted to being surprised by the level of sophistication he found in the garages, having been critical of the series in the past.

    "It's more sophisticated than I anticipated it," said Dennis. "Cars are beautifully prepared, there's no question about that. Obviously there's some strong tradition in NASCAR racing, which you've got to respect and it's there for a reason.

    "Clearly there's a tremendous desire to maintain equality and try to create interesting racing and clearly there's some big commitment from NASCAR officials to be even-handed. Processes are clearly very diligent and well considered and there's definitely a more relaxed atmosphere, but that I was expecting."
     
  7. patricko

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    #7 patricko, Jul 28, 2010
    How embarrassing would it be for Indy Car racing or what ever it is called now (open wheel racing in the USA) if McLaren starts a NASCAR team?
     
  8. VIZSLA

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    #8 VIZSLA, Jul 29, 2010
    Seems like more than a few F1 honchos have been making the trip over here. Methinks something besides the Texas GP is in the works.
     

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