4 Jul 2009, 21:53
|
#1
|
|
Veteran
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 1,612
|
Wow! What amazing ideas FOTA have!
How pleased I was to read in Autosport this week about all the fantastic things "our Flav" has been coming up with to help improve the show.
Not only do we get a radically different points system (12-9-7-5-4-3-2-1 isn't that incredibly imaginative), we also get pretty new graphics on our TV screens!
And now, just like the famous qualifying that has grown to matter so much, they are going introduce an incredibly excitinh format on the one day we can't watch anything, on the Friday! Wowee! They'll scrap for points, with no racing or overtaking element involved at all! Will we be able to cope with the adrenaline?
They'll also be improved pre-season hype, with races and shoot-outs there!
No focus on returning overtaking, retaining traditional circuits, restoring techincal diversity or making the show more accesible.
Pretty much just what we asked for!
|
|
__________________
"I want the whole world to know that one of my greatest regrets in life is calling myself 'Gingers4Justice' when I signed up to this forum" - Gingers4Justice.
|
|
5 Jul 2009, 07:59
|
#2
|
|
Veteran
Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 1,242
|
Flav is a useless clown who lives in his own little dreamland.
|
|
|
__________________
"On a given day, a given circumstance, you think you have a limit. And you then go for this limit and you touch this limit, and you think, 'Okay, this is the limit.' And so you touch this limit, something happens and you suddenly can go a little bit further. With your mind power, your determination, your instinct, and the experience as well, you can fly very high." -Ayrton Senna
|
|
5 Jul 2009, 08:55
|
#3
|
|
Racer
Join Date: May 2009
|
like Bill Maher, "I'm Swiss" |
Posts: 336
|
 LMAO!
both posts had me crackin' up.
Now all they need is a couple of facsists running the show and they'll have their own little Formula 1!
|
|
|
__________________
You must take the compromise to win, or else nothing. That means: you race or you do not. -Ayrton Senna
|
|
5 Jul 2009, 10:57
|
#4
|
|
Veteran
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 1,612
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by HughGJohnson
LMAO!
both posts had me crackin' up.
Now all they need is a couple of facsists running the show and they'll have their own little Formula 1! |
Shouldn't be too hard to nick a couple of those from the FIA.
|
|
|
__________________
"I want the whole world to know that one of my greatest regrets in life is calling myself 'Gingers4Justice' when I signed up to this forum" - Gingers4Justice.
|
|
5 Jul 2009, 11:08
|
#5
|
|
Veteran
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 5,096
|
Any chance of an actual list of the proposed changes?
|
|
|
__________________
Marbot : "Ironically, the main difference between a Red Bull and a Virgin is that Red Bull can make parts of its car smaller and floppier."
|
|
5 Jul 2009, 11:10
|
#6
|
|
Veteran
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 1,612
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by duke_toaster
Any chance of an actual list of the proposed changes?
|
I don't know, I've posted everything I read in Autosport.
FOTA does have an official website: http://www.teamsassociation.org/
|
|
|
__________________
"I want the whole world to know that one of my greatest regrets in life is calling myself 'Gingers4Justice' when I signed up to this forum" - Gingers4Justice.
|
|
5 Jul 2009, 11:29
|
#7
|
|
Veteran
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 5,096
|
I knew about that site before (then again many posters might not have), but it's not there.
|
|
|
__________________
Marbot : "Ironically, the main difference between a Red Bull and a Virgin is that Red Bull can make parts of its car smaller and floppier."
|
|
5 Jul 2009, 12:25
|
#8
|
|
Veteran
Join Date: Nov 2005
Posts: 2,711
|
Next they'll want to regulate the silly season too!
|
|
|
|
|
5 Jul 2009, 13:00
|
#9
|
|
Racer
Join Date: May 2009
|
like Bill Maher, "I'm Swiss" |
Posts: 336
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by zac510
Next they'll want to regulate the silly season too!
|
The whole thing is pretty silly.
|
|
|
__________________
You must take the compromise to win, or else nothing. That means: you race or you do not. -Ayrton Senna
|
|
9 Jul 2009, 03:16
|
#10
|
|
Veteran
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 3,407
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by HughGJohnson
The whole thing is pretty silly.
|
Oh god, they're regulating it already!
|
|
|
|
|
12 Oct 2009, 01:54
|
#11
|
 Race Official Veteran
Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 7,716
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by johntt
Flav is a useless clown who lives in his own little dreamland.
|
Well he's gone now.
|
|
__________________
"If you're not winning you're not trying."
Colin Chapman.
|
|
13 Oct 2009, 02:22
|
#12
|
Race Official Veteran
Join Date: Sep 2000
Posts: 9,622
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by johntt
Flav is a useless clown who lives in his own little dreamland.
|
And the balance of your bank account is? 
|
|
|
__________________
Adam, what do you suggest we do about this rubbish....
|
|
13 Oct 2009, 15:58
|
#13
|
|
Veteran
Join Date: Dec 2003
Posts: 8,408
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by duke_toaster
I knew about that site before (then again many posters might not have), but it's not there.
|
It seems to be there now. 
I think it's quite amusing that they've used that website address, because if you go to www.fota.co.uk you'll find something completely different. That's because the original FOTA was formed by the Formula Three Association in 1987, so the F1 lot are quite cheeky to have appropriated the moniker. They should really call themselves the F1TA. 
|
|
|
|
|
13 Oct 2009, 17:13
|
#14
|
|
Veteran
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 5,096
|
It's the same reason it wasn't F1CA. F1CA looks extremely like fica, which is Italian for c**t. Bearing in mind the significant Italian element in the sport that was clearly not a good name do have, so therefore it had to be FOCA. In the case of F1TA, that looks somewhat like fitta, which means the same thing in various languages including Swedish and Norwegian. Other possible names could have been GPTA, but that would be a bit similar to the GPDA.
Mods, I apologize for using my own swear filter but in my opinion it's necessary to make it clear which obscenity I'm talking about.
|
|
|
__________________
Marbot : "Ironically, the main difference between a Red Bull and a Virgin is that Red Bull can make parts of its car smaller and floppier."
|
|
13 Oct 2009, 17:49
|
#15
|
|
Veteran
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 1,612
|
[QUOTE=duke_toaster;2560687]fica, which is Italian for c**t. QUOTE]
Well, you really do learn something new everyday.
|
|
|
__________________
"I want the whole world to know that one of my greatest regrets in life is calling myself 'Gingers4Justice' when I signed up to this forum" - Gingers4Justice.
|
| Thread Tools |
|
|
| Display Modes |
 Linear Mode
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
|
|
|
