I'm with you, sometimes it takes a bit of getting steam up, I won't criticise others for watching etc but it will eventually come to them. Maybe they'll be hoping that others hurry up and join them. One day something will matter that much.
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I’m sure you didn’t take it as such but just to be clear I wasn’t suggesting you were in favour of it. I was responding more to Horner.
It’s insane.
“Someone May fire ballistic missiles at us but don’t worry we’ll intercept them”
“Ah ok cool, let’s crack on”
I’m sure he’ll be dialled in.
This! Seriously he’s the only one in that bunch with a conscience, thought Lewis would have spoken up at least.
I know you was not suggesting I was in favour. No problem here .
Lewis has been talking a lot according to those watching from the outside. Clearly a majority/significant minority at least don’t want to race otherwise the top brass wouldn’t have returned.
What makes you think he hasn’t?
Seriously, all this manufacturied drama just for Netflix is just going too far.
If I was the Saudis I would be asking for their money back on their patriot missile system.
How accurate is the Patriot missile system?
During the 1991 Gulf War, the public was led to believe the that the Patriot had near-perfect performance, intercepting 45 of 47 Scud missiles. The U.S. Army later revised that estimate down to about 50 percent — and even then, it expressed “higher” confidence in only about one-quarter of the cases
Even at the very best 2 got though , just think if one hit the main stand !
Drivers meeting still going on, 1hr 20mins so far. My guess is that the race will be cancelled.
Its past midnight in Saudi Arabia btw.
Its past midnight in Saudi Arabia btw.
Nothing is gonna happen to F1, I can assure you of that. Nobody is stupid enough to kill F1 drivers.
Why? Why should people suffering in Yemen care about what happens in a sport that is inconsequential to them?
Totto said team principles are unanimous in that the race should go ahead.
Not sure the drivers agree...
Not sure the drivers agree...
Even if I accept your argument, missiles can miss their target.
You cant assure anything, it not about killing F1 drivers, thats not the point, what about everybody else there ?
I am not saying they will directly attack th race, I am saying the track could be hit by a stray missile.
Oh my bad sorry.
The irony.
Netflix filming everything it seems...
Drivers have just had water arrive for them too. Looks like we’re heading into hour 3
Hope they take a stand.
They definitely want to pull out. The next lot have been sent round to convince them otherwise.
I'm not convinced Wolff wants this to go ahead morally or for sporting reasons, so him joining doesn't go either way for me.
Wolff said earlier it’s the safest place in Saudi Arabia. He likes his money too make no mistake.
posted on Sky Sports at 22:18
Brawn and Domenicali leave meeting
Ross Brawn and Stefano Domenicali have both left the drivers' meeting, although the drivers themselves remain in there for now.
Brawn and Domenicali leave meeting
Ross Brawn and Stefano Domenicali have both left the drivers' meeting, although the drivers themselves remain in there for now.
Imagine if a missile landed 7 miles from Silverstone or Spa, they wouldn’t even hesitate to cancel it, this is about greed pure and simple.
If even a single minor thing happened it would be the biggest scandal in sports, why risk this for a race?
If even a single minor thing happened it would be the biggest scandal in sports, why risk this for a race?
Fair enough, that's really disappointing if true. There's no gain at all from this apart from money for him.
What makes you think he’s somehow different?
He comes across as someone who respects Hamilton particularly and looks after the team rather than only money. If he's said that Saudi Arabia is the safest place to be, then that's obviously not the case.
Yea, no.
Is there a possibility/ risk those firing the missiles see hitting the track on race day a big way to make a statement?
I wonder if we will have like that USA GP several years ago, where only a few teams raced due to the controversy over I think it was tyres?
Wonder which drivers are pro it going ahead and who is anti. I'd imagine Lewis is anti, wouldn't be able to gauge the others enough to tell.
I wonder if we will have like that USA GP several years ago, where only a few teams raced due to the controversy over I think it was tyres?
Wonder which drivers are pro it going ahead and who is anti. I'd imagine Lewis is anti, wouldn't be able to gauge the others enough to tell.
Team principles are rent a quotes who toe the PR line while the drivers express their views. I doubt any of them believe for a second that they're safe from a missile that hit 12 miles away, that should be painfully obvious to anybody.
Hamilton won't be happy, that's obvious. Wolff hasn't gone against him before and there's no way Hamilton wants to race here.
Quite, which makes it all the more galling.
F1 isn’t a commercial event at all…
That's not what he said, he said the principles had been assured that they were protected and that it was the safest place that they could be. Not that his own personal opinion is that that's the case.
If it was only a few they’d let them crack on and leave. The fact we’re into hour 3 with all team principles being called back to track and numerous attempts to talk with the drivers tells me it isn’t just a few.