Although it’s Great News that Spa will be back for
2023, but How long will it remain Safe?
Not sure why? But I tend to recall having earlier
read about Grizzled F1 Journo’ Joe Saward proclaiming that Formula 1 CEO
Stefano Domenicali was a really Decent Bloke…
Yet the more I “Hear,” Err read what Liberty Media’s
Mouthpiece says about the future of F1, the more perturbed I become! As Domenicali’s
really starting to come across as an Uber Starched ’N Puffed Shirt to Mwah!
Look, I understand, although I continue to
forget when switching on thy Telie’ to “Watch,” Err listen to another Sky
Sports Grand Prix TV Broadcast that F1 is a Business first! Uhm, All
Motorsports are, along with any professional Sporting entity, i.e.; that Uber
Annoying 869lb Gorr-Rillia’ known simply as the NFL!
Which Arse-sumedly was only trying to Fatten it’s
Wallet after just having awarded All Thursday Night Football game broadcasts to
Amazon Prime’s Streaming service. Which if you’re Blind, I still do Not know
how you’re able to Stream anyting! But I digress…
Although I’ll
probably be quickly reminded next year when the Cable TV Bill goes Up again
when Liberty Media squeezes more profit out of it’s TV Broadcasting Rights
Dealio!
As Domenicali’s lately been Huffing ‘N Puffing
over how such classic F1 venues as Monaco and Spa aren’t guaranteed spots upon
future Formula 1 calendars simply due to their Historic significance, WTF?
Seriously, would Professional Tennis Shun going
to Wimbledon every Summer just because they hadn’t installed the latest Video
Boards or put in new Playing Surfaces? Or the ATP Skipping it’s U.S. Open since
they Didn’t have the latest in Entertainment to Amuse the Fans?
Or will the PGA ever decide to not put the
Masters tournament on it’s yearly calendar? And How about the Ryder Cup being
left off the schedule?
Or How about NASCAR Not going to Talladega? Or IndyCar
electing to skipg Long Beach, the second longest running event on it’s Calendar.
Although at 45 years and counting, Long Beach is a L-O-N-G ways Behind the
Mighty Spa which has been on Formula One’s calender since the inception of the modern
era beginning in Gory 1950!
And those are just a few of presumably countless
examples that your Non Stick ‘N Ball No Fenders Scribe Tomaso can think of Off
Ye Proverbial Cuff, FOUR!
And like I’ve scribbled previously, I’m Not a
Fan of Red Bull’s Piped Piper Christopher Kringle’ Horner’s, But! Lately Dare I
Say It? He’s been trotting out many sensible, logical straightforward comments.
Most lately by Decreeing that the FIA and F1 Need to keep a small core of
Historic F1 Venues permantly affixed to the F1 Calendar.
With Horner noting that Monaco, Spa-Francorchamps,
Monza and Silverstone should Always remain on the F1 Calendar since they’re the
Soul of Formula 1! And do we really want to just have 24 Sanitized,
Glitzy, Slick Cookie Cutter Race Circuits
instead?
So last year the weather was Abysmal at Spa!
But Hey, it’s in the Ardennes Forest and I did survive attending Circuit Of The
Americas (COTA) Mudfest Wayback’ in 2015!
http://www.nofenders.net/2015/11/usgp-virtual-mud-bog-as-rain-pummels.html
Since I’m pretty
sure last year’s attendance at COTA wasn’t a Problema, Selling Out some Gory six
years after Hurricane’s ravaged the Gulf of Mexico and brought torrential Rain
to Austin!
And All of this conjecture about Spa being one
of the current F1 venues with smaller attendance seating at only 70,000
Spectators is Bullshit! Since Miami’s is capped at 82,000! But then again,
where’s Spa going to put in the Faux Marina, and how many Mermaids will show up
at Spa?
As I’ll agree that Spa-Francorchamps should be
on the Formula 1 calendar in perpetuity! Along with Monza and Silverstone, and
if any of the aforementioned Classic circuits are gonna be Axed, then I’d say
Timber to Thee Principality! Since it’s nothing more than a Gory Parade and I
haven’t bothered “Watching,” Err listineing to it’s TV Broadcast for years now!
But wait, Holy Pigskins Batman! That would be
akin to the NFL cancelling it’s Super Bowl!
And if we’re gonna have to rotate venues to accommodate
every race circuits demands. Then Why Stefano? Aren’t we going to rotate the
four Middle East events? Or did Liberty Media quickly acquiesce to their
demands for long term contracts since they were willing to Pay Inflated
Sanctioning Fees? Not to mention enticing the FIA with some Aramco Official Oil
Partner agreement?
As I have to ask myself why does the good ‘Ol
USA need to have a record three Bloody Grands Prix beginning next year? And
which will be the worse Abomination, Miami or Las Vegas?
And that’s before we even bring up Germany having No Grand Prix, with France set to join them. Not to mention how soon will Domenicali set His sights upon Sao Paolo? As How many “Super bowls” do we need on the F1 Calendar? Oh Never Mind!
