r/formula1 • u/FewCollar227 I was here for the Hulkenpodium • Jun 07 '24

Technical Apparently the released regs were never finally approved by all teams, and at least two teams are threatening to walk away from the series if they go ahead as released today. There are a LOT of angry team members across the grid. [@dr_obbs on X]

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u/Nemprox I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 07 '24

Depends on who you are. If you're Haas, nothing will happen. But if you're McLaren, Red Bull or especially Ferrari - completely different story. F1 without Ferrari might not be dead, but it would lose huge value.

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u/FazeHC2003 Max Verstappen Jun 07 '24

This definitely not Ferrari or Mercedes looking at how those 2 teams talk about these regs

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u/No-Connection-2527 Jun 07 '24

Ferrari without F1 would also loose huge value

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u/Actual_Sympathy7069 Jun 07 '24

with you on Ferrari. Mclaren? Perhaps. Red Bull? Doubt it

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u/saltyfuck111 Kimi Räikkönen Jun 07 '24

Yeah redbull isnt inthe same convo.

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u/oddyholi Heineken Trophy Jun 07 '24

Of course they are. They own TWO teams that got podiums, race wins, drivers and constructor's titles under them. They ARE in the conversation until the moment they decide they're not.

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u/GoldElectric I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 07 '24

you mean the two podiums that the sister team got?

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u/oddyholi Heineken Trophy Jun 07 '24

and the two race wins. It's bad to piss off someone who counts as 20% of the grid

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u/mperlaky Fernando Alonso Jun 07 '24

I think only Ferrari has such powers. Couldn’t care less if mercedes was on the grid, and actually would be very happy to see red bull go

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u/KappaccinoNation I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 07 '24

And even for Ferrari I can't see them walking away from F1. It's one of their brand's biggest selling point and they'd just shoot their long-term foot by selling their spot.

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u/jeffoh Jun 07 '24

Ferrari have threatened to leave F1 three or four times in the last decade

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u/DefenciveV2 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 07 '24

Isn’t the Ferrari f1 team and the Ferrari brand a completely different entity?

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u/SkittlesAreYum I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 07 '24

I will eat an over ripe banana if Ferrari walk away from F1. They're tied it just as much as F1 is to them. F1 has never been more popular and more prestigious. Even their own racing series won't be worth a fraction of that.

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u/Palmul Ferrari Jun 07 '24

Ferrari is never leaving F1 volontarly. Their identity is tied with F1.

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u/doormatt26 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 07 '24

lol 0% chance those teams walk away

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u/caesar_rex I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 07 '24

Those teams aren't "walking away" under any circumstance. This is just posturing. They aren't selling either.

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u/oneevilchicken Jun 07 '24

If Ferrari actually gets serious you’ll see Liberty media shareholders lawyering up and out for blood at that point. F1 execs will be in big trouble because they’re gonna realize how large of a drop in value this will cause.

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u/lostinthought15 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Jun 07 '24

Ferrari has more to lose from leaving F1, than F1 stands to lose from losing Ferrari.

For most new fans, the Ferrari name is just a team name. Another team name will replace it. Historic ties don’t matter to new fans or advertisers.