@Supercrumpet@lemmy.zip to Formula 1@lemmy.worldEnglish • edit-210 days agoGluck: Indy 500 showdown shows F1 flying too close to the motorsports sun (Paywall, full article in comments)www.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square20arrow-up11
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minus-square@GeneralEmergency@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink3•9 days agoA lot of people here seem to be unaware that F1 got scared by Indy car. and started meddling, leading to the split. They literally bought out Mansell’s contract. Because he was drawing eyes away from F1. This isn’t even the first time they’ve done this recently. They started rescheduling the Azerbaijan race alongside Le Man, because of Hulkenberg.
minus-square@Supercrumpet@lemmy.zipOPlinkfedilinkEnglish2•9 days agoI remember the Le Mans clash reschedule. Was (and still is) frustrating.
A lot of people here seem to be unaware that F1 got scared by Indy car. and started meddling, leading to the split.
They literally bought out Mansell’s contract. Because he was drawing eyes away from F1.
This isn’t even the first time they’ve done this recently. They started rescheduling the Azerbaijan race alongside Le Man, because of Hulkenberg.
I remember the Le Mans clash reschedule. Was (and still is) frustrating.