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Originally Posted by M3WC
The word "fair" hasn't been synonymous with F1 for the past 3-4 decades. When Bernie ran sh1t, he did like a mob boss.
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If you attended and followeed F1 races in the decades before Bernie took charge, then you know the house that Bernie built is on such solid ground because of his dictator approach. He brought order and a sense of professionalism that the series lacked. From the most simple things, like every venue having the same timetable (starting at an exact time) and selling television rights to countries only if they would broadcast the event live and complete (not taped delayed and edited). He demanded host countries improve their track's facilities and safety measures. I could go on at length with the changes he dictated (yes dictated), but they were all done to improve the show...and yes with that, right or wrong, line his pockets with the wealth that the successes brought. He so fine tuned the series that countries lined up, asking and paying to host a GP.
Now for the last time I'll again point out the glaring, single most problem with Masi...allowing backmarkers between the 2nd and 3rd place cars on the restart, but clearing them between the 1st and 2nd. The fact that those first two cars were vying for the WDC (and there's some backroom agreement) has nothing to do with it. You run the show fairly across the field and if you fail in that...you must be removed. Until this terrible blemish on the sport is admitted and corrected by those in charge future outcomes will be viewed with suspect.