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[Autodromo]

No serious sport would be run on a for-profit basis.

Was this a joke?  Because pretty much all professional sports (and many amateur sports) are run on a for-profit basis

[pdac]

Was this a joke?  Because pretty much all professional sports (and many amateur sports) are run on a for-profit basis

 

Yes. I fully believe that once a sport starts to run on a for-profit basis (well, a serious one), that is when the sport ceases to function purely for the benefit of the sport and will inevitably sacrifice all sporting aspects for the benefit of the entertainment value that will bring in the cash. Covering costs and giving the participants a little bit of a luxury life-style is one about where it has to stop.

[kumo7]

If the FIA are baulking at paying for 3-4 stewards I hate to think how they would respond to a request to pay the several 100 marshals required to man a circuit like Silverstone!

i confirm your view, while i can hardly imagine it as an reasonable arrangements. pop-stars does pay guys around the stage, that money is there.

[kumo7]

Modern F1 is a show business first, I wouldn't be surprised if they keep rotating stewards just for the 'drama'/controversy aspect of it.

In a serious sport, there would be major reforms and rule changes after a weekend like Brazil this year.

i do think that the stewards should be rotated, but with entirely different reasons.

it is about making the job not a personal one, rather an established codes. judges, referees sports events or court cases the rules are beyond personal judgements.
i think it is incorrect to think that a permanent stewardship is to bring fairness, perhaps consistency. meaning his intuition on certain personality may remain constant beyond his actions.

[noikeee]

Yes. I fully believe that once a sport starts to run on a for-profit basis (well, a serious one), that is when the sport ceases to function purely for the benefit of the sport and will inevitably sacrifice all sporting aspects for the benefit of the entertainment value that will bring in the cash. Covering costs and giving the participants a little bit of a luxury life-style is one about where it has to stop.

That ship sailed when Lotus showed up with their car in Gold Leaf branding.

[r4mses]

Maybe after every incident they should put a poll on here to decide the penalty, with a 10 minute time limit.

 

Getting the fans involved and all that.

 

Don't you give them ideas 

[danmills]

Maybe a bit of due diligence to see where the heinous amounts of money floating about really goes, and take a pinch from that pocket.

 

As if money was even an issue? This guy is an absolute joke.

 

If they think it's expensive to hire permanent stewards with a salary and expenses maybe that's the obvious shake they need to see how the average F1 fan has to pay to follow the sport. Reality check.

Edited by danmills, 17 December 2024 - 23:11.

[Myrvold]

Maybe a bit of due diligence to see where the heinous amounts of money floating about really goes, and take a pinch from that pocket.

As if money was even an issue? This guy is an absolute joke.

If they think it's expensive to hire permanent stewards with a salary and expenses maybe that's the obvious shake they need to see how the average F1 fan has to pay to follow the sport. Reality check.

Feel free.
The audits are out there, even pre-MBS.
FIA isn't that rich.

[JL14]

Just impose a financial penalty to each sporting penalty as well. So a driver gets a 5s penalty and $5000 in 'administration costs' for example.

[flatoutflatbroke]

Put the entry fee up by £100,000 per team, ring fenced to pay for stewards. No team can disagree as they and the drivers are the ones demanding it.