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Originally Posted by RichardRenes
The nation vs nation concept was/ is working. No doubt about that.. If anything, the first race at Zandvoort was the definite proof of the concept..
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No, imo the race at Zandvoort proved that you can sell out an event if you go race at a venue where the locals are motorsportfans (tens of thousands of dutch people went to the belgium gp the years before) and you bring local heroes (Hello Jos Verstappen and Jan Lammers) and have a big tv-network (rtl) promoting their broadcast.
A1 went to Germany and it was no succes. I'm absolutely certain i can promote a succesfull event in Germany if Schumacher is added to the race.
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Originally Posted by Mak
Was not the development or cost of new chassis (which was not Ferrari) or engines that sunk the ship. It was the stupid naming rights which killed A1 and TT's ego to have Ferrari badged on his shirt!! Series should have gone on with zytek engines/support and even the new chassis would not have caused a problem. This to would have come inside the 3 mill. Another year as it was would have been best to continue its development and actually prove it could make a profit and build up tv coverage and support. TOO LATE NOW!!!1
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Even worse, A1 actually payed a huge premium (not just a couple of million, way more) just to have the Ferrari name, even though many car manufacturers actually
pay racingseries mega-$ just to have their name on the engine cover (see Honda in Indycar).