Bernie Ecclestone can raise a toast to the F1 gods after a weekend to savour in Malaysia gave the sport a reason to smile again.
Crisis loomed like the black clouds over Sepang after the German Grand Prix’s axing, deafening complaints from teams and a soporific first race in Australia.
But out of the blue, Vettel and Ferrari punctured Mercedes’ dominance, while Malaysia put pen to paper on a new, three-year deal which secures the race until 2018.
While Formula One’s problems are hardly solved, Ferrari’s resurgence will at least pique interest in a sport which was again becoming dangerously one-dimensional.
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Bernie Ecclestone can raise a toast to the F1 gods after a weekend to savour in Malaysia gave the sport a reason to smile again.
Crisis loomed like the black clouds over Sepang after the German Grand Prix’s axing, deafening complaints from teams and a soporific first race in Australia.
But out of the blue, Vettel and Ferrari punctured Mercedes’ dominance, while Malaysia put pen to paper on a new, three-year deal which secures the race until 2018.
While Formula One’s problems are hardly solved, Ferrari’s resurgence will at least pique interest in a sport which was again becoming dangerously one-dimensional.
- See more at: http://www.themalaymailonline.com/sports/article/ferrari-helps-put-f1-back-in-gear#sthash.Du3rkFNb.dpuf
F1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone "can raise a toast to the F1 gods after a weekend to savour in Malaysia," according to the AFP. Crisis "loomed like the black clouds over Sepang after the German Grand
Prix’s axing, deafening complaints from teams and a soporific first race
in Australia." But out of the blue, Vettel and Ferrari "punctured Mercedes’ dominance,
while Malaysia put pen to paper on a new, three-year deal which secures
the race until 2018." While F1’s problems are "hardly solved," Ferrari’s resurgence
"will at least pique interest in a sport which was again becoming
dangerously one-dimensional."
Huge overheads and falling profits mean many observers think the sport is headed for a tipping point this year, which could force deep reforms.
“I think 2015 is going to be a watershed in Formula One, on many fronts,” Force India deputy team principal Robert Fernley told AFP.
“And it’s going to have to re-look at itself in a very in-depth way in 2015 to make sure that it addresses the concerns of the fans, the teams, the TV, the media, the whole group.
“Because I don’t believe that we’re doing a good job at the moment at that.”
- See more at: http://www.themalaymailonline.com/sports/article/ferrari-helps-put-f1-back-in-gear#sthash.Du3rkFNb.dpuf
Huge overheads and falling profits mean many observers think the sport is headed for a tipping point this year, which could force deep reforms.
“I think 2015 is going to be a watershed in Formula One, on many fronts,” Force India deputy team principal Robert Fernley told AFP.
“And it’s going to have to re-look at itself in a very in-depth way in 2015 to make sure that it addresses the concerns of the fans, the teams, the TV, the media, the whole group.
“Because I don’t believe that we’re doing a good job at the moment at that.”
- See more at: http://www.themalaymailonline.com/sports/article/ferrari-helps-put-f1-back-in-gear#sthash.Du3rkFNb.dpuf
Huge overheads and falling profits "mean many observers think the sport
is headed for a tipping point this year, which could force deep reforms." Force India Deputy Team Principal Robert Fernley said, "I think 2015 is going to be a watershed in Formula One, on many
fronts. And it’s going to have to re-look at itself in a very in-depth way in
2015 to make sure that it addresses the concerns of the fans, the teams,
the TV, the media, the whole group. Because I don’t believe that we’re doing a good job at the moment at that" (
AFP, 3/30).
