The F1 thread

HAL9000

Right now I get the impression that the politics/scandals/corruption is going to be rather more entertaining than this year’s racing.

stickyfiddle

Yeah, srsly looking like Horner may have been part of a hostile takeover bid, in which case he's FUCKED. Considering they didn't even want to partner with Porsche there's on way RB corporate will keep a lid on this AND that

Cols

stickyfiddle said:

Yeah, srsly looking like Horner may have been part of a hostile takeover bid, in which case he's FUCKED. Considering they didn't even want to partner with Porsche there's on way RB corporate will keep a lid on this AND that

As in Porsche to take over RBR, with Horner being complicit?

How could that work, with RBR being wholly owned by Red Bull GmbH?

fretmeister

Cols said:

stickyfiddle said:

Yeah, srsly looking like Horner may have been part of a hostile takeover bid, in which case he's FUCKED. Considering they didn't even want to partner with Porsche there's on way RB corporate will keep a lid on this AND that

As in Porsche to take over RBR, with Horner being complicit?

How could that work, with RBR being wholly owned by Red Bull GmbH?

Because RB GmbH has split ownership - you just go with the more powerful side, which is not the Austrian end.


I see the FIA boss is also now being accused of trying to stop the Vegas track being certified - allegedly asking subordinates to find a safety reason to stop the race - even just a week before!

Considering the amount of money in Vegas - that's just mental.

That's 2 against him, on top of his past record.

euan

The reporting is that Horner went to the Thai owner’s to try and get them to sell RBR and associated companies. And if I remember at the time Horner was reported as the reason why the Porsche deal didn’t go through, because Porsche wanted an equal stake in the team. 

Basically Horner really wants to be like Wolfe

Cols

Just to lighten the mood:

The 1930s were a more innocent time, where racing drivers could get away with names which wouldn’t pass muster today.

stickyfiddle

euan said:

The reporting is that Horner went to the Thai owner’s to try and get them to sell RBR and associated companies. And if I remember at the time Horner was reported as the reason why the Porsche deal didn’t go through, because Porsche wanted an equal stake in the team. 

Basically Horner really wants to be like Wolfe

Which fully explains the amount of shit Horner always throws... 

Brio

Marina Hyde is on the case now. This is seriously funny.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/mar/05/christian-horner-netflix-formula-one-drive-to-survive-red-bull

dazzajl

Brio said:

Marina Hyde is on the case now. This is seriously funny.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/mar/05/christian-horner-netflix-formula-one-drive-to-survive-red-bull

She really is very good. She’s managed to explain the whole situation and all of F1 while not actually really saying anything. Just perfect. 

Brio

This is good too
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/mar/05/formula-one-red-bull-christian-horner

RiftAmps

euan said:

Basically Horner really wants to be like Wolf

In charge of a team with ZERO prospects of winning a WDC and their halo driver running off to a competitor? You got it

euan

RiftAmps said:

euan said:

Basically Horner really wants to be like Wolf

In charge of a team with ZERO prospects of winning a WDC and their halo driver running off to a competitor? You got it

Haha. That said Wolfe is sitting their earning more money losing in a season than Horner will in many many many seasons of winning 

RiftAmps

euan said:

RiftAmps said:

euan said:

Basically Horner really wants to be like Wolf

In charge of a team with ZERO prospects of winning a WDC and their halo driver running off to a competitor? You got it

Haha. That said Wolfe is sitting their earning more money losing in a season than Horner will in many many many seasons of winning 

I don't think anyone has ever looked back in the F1 record books and chosen 'Team Principal Cumulative Income' as the most impressive.

Nitefly

dazzajl said:

Brio said:

Marina Hyde is on the case now. This is seriously funny.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/mar/05/christian-horner-netflix-formula-one-drive-to-survive-red-bull

She really is very good. She’s managed to explain the whole situation and all of F1 while not actually really saying anything. Just perfect. 

"Keeping up with the Carkrashians" LOL! 

dazzajl

There is no denying the success the Horner has overseen. That said if I was told I had to wake up tomorrow as Toto or Christian, I would need to think about it 

goldtop

Not sure if it's been previously linked or discussed, but Road & Track magazine commissioned an article about F1, published it and then quickly deleted it. It's a different take to Marina Hyde's Guardian column, but also pricks many holes in the money-balloon that is F1.

Available to read here:

https://web.archive.org/web/20240301170542/https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/a46975496/behind-f1-velvet-curtain/

euan

Hyde’s article is substantially less masturbatory 

fretmeister

dazzajl said:

There is no denying the success the Horner has overseen. That said if I was told I had to wake up tomorrow as Toto or Christian, I would need to think about it 

1: Ginger...

decision made.

stickyfiddle

fretmeister said:

dazzajl said:

There is no denying the success the Horner has overseen. That said if I was told I had to wake up tomorrow as Toto or Christian, I would need to think about it 

1: Ginger...

decision made.

Susie Wolff seems like far less of a nutcase... 

Also with Toto you don't have to deal with Marko, or spend your life being a twat! 

Lebarque

As Toto, you'd have to report in to the Emperor though.