[clomoll]

Even better than the Superbikes are MotoGP's support series', 125cc and Moto2 [thumbup]

Damn right, MotoGP for the most part is quite poor, the field of riders in small enough at the start of the race, once a few start taking a tumble you left watching Stoner or Lorenzo ride off into the distance.

The lower formulas have much closer racing and with far more riders too.

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delete.

[Tw1anJOO]

F1 can get a tad boring when not much is happening, last season had a few races that felt a bti more like a numbing headache, but thus far, this season with the changes to the cars, its been far far more exciting.

I mean the last 10 of the Canadian race was on the edge of the seat stuff.

[EarnestKS]

If you want exciting motorbike racing, you're watching the wrong thing with MotoGP. Try the World Superbikes, or British Superbikes. They're much easier to get into, with a lot more riders and a lot more action on track. Some people to watch in both series are the ex-MotoGP guys, such as Carlos Checa, Marco Melandri and Max Biaggi (WSBK), or John Hopkins and Shane Byrne (BSB).

Are you still in the country, or did you move back?

Hehe I'll check them out then who knows..

I'm in Scotland mate, currently learning on a Yamaha XJ6.

[st01en_lox]

F1 can get a tad boring when not much is happening, last season had a few races that felt a bti more like a numbing headache, but thus far, this season with the changes to the cars, its been far far more exciting.

I mean the last 10 of the Canadian race was on the edge of the seat stuff.

Agreed. It seemed like it lost it's way a bit for a couple of years with the 'procession' races and difficulty overtaking but this season has been awesome! Webber and Button both coming from last podium this season wouldn't have happened without the changes they made imo.

[BgpOoGI2]

I wonder if the upcoming changes in the technical rules will really pull Red Bull back and have them lose their advantage. Its going to be interesting. But the timing of the rule change is ridiculous.

[Immonnaornach]

I wonder if the upcoming changes in the technical rules will really pull Red Bull back and have them lose their advantage. Its going to be interesting. But the timing of the rule change is ridiculous.

Bernie is strongly against the rule change to the smaller turbo' engines - it's the idea of that poison pygmy Todt (yes, he probably is a very nice man, I'm just pissed Ari didn't get elected)!
That said, I wonder if Ferrari had a head start, or some input, after all, he has had a considerable history with that team* before taking up the Presidency - and they do have double the representation of any other team.


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"Todt entered his career with Ferrari as General Manager of its Racing Division in 1993. By 2001, he was General Manager of all Sporting Activities of the Ferrari-Maserati Group and in 2006, he became Chief Executive Officer of Ferrari SpA. During Todt’s time with Ferrari, the team won a total 98 Grand Prix victories and 13 world titles." [source FIA]

[rxnixoncom]

Bernie is strongly against the rule change to the smaller turbo' engines - it's the idea of that poison pygmy Todt (yes, he probably is a very nice man, I'm just pissed Ari didn't get elected)!
That said, I wonder if Ferrari had a head start, or some input, after all, he has had a considerable history with that team* before taking up the Presidency - and they do have double the representation of any other team.


*
"Todt entered his career with Ferrari as General Manager of its Racing Division in 1993. By 2001, he was General Manager of all Sporting Activities of the Ferrari-Maserati Group and in 2006, he became Chief Executive Officer of Ferrari SpA. During Todt’s time with Ferrari, the team won a total 98 Grand Prix victories and 13 world titles." [source FIA]

Streifenkarl may be referring to the mid-season ban of the blown diffusers.

[GZFL2tDA]

I wonder if the upcoming changes in the technical rules will really pull Red Bull back and have them lose their advantage. Its going to be interesting. But the timing of the rule change is ridiculous.

They wanted to do it before Monaco but the teams said it was a huge change and rushing it could be difficult.

@Gordo: Streifenkarl is not talking about 2013 engine regulations right now, he's talking about off throttle blown diffuser, and the engine mapping that allows cars to keep almost the same exhaust pressure while on/off throttle and the fact that'll be banned.

[Immonnaornach]

Oops , agreed, it's stupid and may be against the FIAs own rules - unless they can draft it as a clarification. Especially witht he enforced break also cutting into development time.

[jimbomaxf]

Martin Whitmarsh has said the BBC dropping F1 would be "sad" and "most unwise".

Apparently price the BBC paid for screening F1 was closer to £200m than the £300m stated in the Sunday Times article.

Informal negotiations with FOM have already begun, and apparently a couple of other broadcasters have already succeeded in negotiating a lower price.

One more factoid, the Chinese Grand Prix had more viewers than all the other channels (including satellite) COMBINED!

http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/sport/t...a-one-article/