I'm so tired of this joker trying to drum yo interest by saying everybody and their mother can have a F1 race. But he gets a shit ton of PR, so good for him. But it's amazing that people continue to bite.
I'm so tired of this joker trying to drum yo interest by saying everybody and their mother can have a F1 race. But he gets a shit ton of PR, so good for him. But it's amazing that people continue to bite.
"Vietnam is a very exciting country" - no it isn't
"It's a country that speaks to our imagination and we want to go there." - we know far too well how badly you Americans want to go there...
"First of all we want to make sure they are suitable tracks for great racing" - another lie. He's not interested in race tracks. As long as there's a built up area unsuitable for racing, he'll put a race there.
"Realistically, there are circuits where we probably need to intervene." - what he really means is that there are some circuits but he's not interested in them, he would rather race around a car park.
I wonder why Vietnam is considered a potential venue. Don't get me wrong, it's a beautiful country. But it's also a very poor country. It's hard for me to imagine them filling up 80-120k seats for a race weekend of expensive F1 tickets.
Yeah, but they also have pretty loyal viewing base. And Asia is a pretty big untapped market for F1, along with S.America, and between the two, Vietnam is probably more likely to afford hosting a GP.
Any government willing to spend money on stupid luxury projects instead of health care, education and other "important" areas will always be able to afford it, regardless of cost.
True, but there are worse options than Vietnam even in that regard. Although Vietnam is probably one of the least optimal options... A second Chinese race would probably be better for now.
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I'm so tired of this joker trying to drum yo interest by saying everybody and their mother can have a F1 race. But he gets a shit ton of PR, so good for him. But it's amazing that people continue to bite.