Comments on: Government to review BBC’s deal to screen F1? http://www.forumula1.net/2008/f1/f1-news/commons-to-review-bbcs-deal-to-screen-formula-one/ Forumula1.net - The F1 (Formula One) News and Forum Site Wed, 03 Dec 2008 08:34:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Roger http://www.forumula1.net/2008/f1/f1-news/commons-to-review-bbcs-deal-to-screen-formula-one/#comment-2621 Roger Thu, 20 Mar 2008 19:18:54 +0000 http://www.forumula1.net/2008/f1/f1-news/commons-to-review-bbcs-deal-to-screen-formula-one/#comment-2621 At a time when many motorsport fans have finally found something to justify the cost of their television licence, should we be asking if we are really getting value for money from our elected politicians? The petty ignorance of this individual is astounding, but perhaps unsurprising given that he, like many of his colleagues, has never set foot in the real world – instead hiding in various cracks within the bowels of our political system his whole career. Mr MacKinlay, although you’re vastly unqualified to be asking whether or not F1 should be shown in the UK, I urge you to at least carry out some research before taking another pop at Formula One. Given this may be a challenge for you given your local government background, I’ve taken the liberty of gathering together a few facts to start you on your way. * F1 has been around since 1950 * The majority of F1 teams are based within the UK * Almost 40,000 full and part employees – excluding over 25,000 engineers – work within motorsport in the UK * F1 remains the most watched sport, with the exception of the World Cup and the Olympics * There are approximately 4,000 UK companies involved in UK motorsport – with turnover totalling almost £5 billion, of which £1.5 billion are exports * F1 leads the way in developing car/fuel technology, making the world a safer and cleaner place to live Perhaps now you can tell me what your favourite football team, Tilbury Football Club, has offered the World? At a time when many motorsport fans have finally found something to justify the cost of their television licence, should we be asking if we are really getting value for money from our elected politicians? The petty ignorance of this individual is astounding, but perhaps unsurprising given that he, like many of his colleagues, has never set foot in the real world – instead hiding in various cracks within the bowels of our political system his whole career.

Mr MacKinlay, although you’re vastly unqualified to be asking whether or not F1 should be shown in the UK, I urge you to at least carry out some research before taking another pop at Formula One. Given this may be a challenge for you given your local government background, I’ve taken the liberty of gathering together a few facts to start you on your way.

* F1 has been around since 1950
* The majority of F1 teams are based within the UK
* Almost 40,000 full and part employees – excluding over 25,000 engineers – work within motorsport in the UK
* F1 remains the most watched sport, with the exception of the World Cup and the Olympics
* There are approximately 4,000 UK companies involved in UK motorsport – with turnover totalling almost £5 billion, of which £1.5 billion are exports
* F1 leads the way in developing car/fuel technology, making the world a safer and cleaner place to live

Perhaps now you can tell me what your favourite football team, Tilbury Football Club, has offered the World?

]]> By: Hammond in pole position to front BBC’s F1 coverage - Forumula1.net - F1 News and Forums http://www.forumula1.net/2008/f1/f1-news/commons-to-review-bbcs-deal-to-screen-formula-one/#comment-2637 Hammond in pole position to front BBC’s F1 coverage - Forumula1.net - F1 News and Forums Thu, 20 Mar 2008 11:41:33 +0000 http://www.forumula1.net/2008/f1/f1-news/commons-to-review-bbcs-deal-to-screen-formula-one/#comment-2637 [...] people have questioned why the BBC have paid so much for the rights to F1, particularly given the fact that all other [...] [...] people have questioned why the BBC have paid so much for the rights to F1, particularly given the fact that all other [...]

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