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To: elmatador who wrote (29307)	2/28/2003 10:36:40 AM
From: X Y Zebra	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 74559

"My feeling is that in 10 years Europe will be an economy like Brazil, a third world country, because China, America will always succeed and places like Korea will saturate Europe," said Mr E. "So if we don't get our act together, we will be long gone." Indeed... they are thinking that as a result of a tobacco advertising ban in the EU, they will be left with Europe's Grand Prix reduced to The Hungarian, Italian and Spanish GP's (and even then, doubtful)... instead, the Grand Prix circuit will move on to Asia... (Shanghai is already in the works as is Bahrain, Turkey and Russia. Who cares if they advertise tobacco or not.... geeezzzz we are adults are we not...? This is another sign of the future of Asia... Formula One, as in the days of Juan Manuel Fangio, Froilan Gonzalez, Alberto Ascari, Phil Hill and many other greats of the sport is long gone and today it is a game of who's got the largest sponsorship and the biggest set of regulations... New races in the Asian continent may give the sport a fresh new start, not only for Formula One, but to the supporting events...... soon we'll find out.... For more on Bernie..... A new book just out after years of legal threats ... now it will be published even with the help of evil Bernie himself.... _______________________________ Ecclestone's Tell-All Biography Finally Released Friday February 28th, 2003 Over six years of investigation, legal threats and several publishers withdrawing from the project has finally ended this month, when author Terry Lovell released his book, "Bernie's Game" - the behind-the-scenes biography on Formula One's most powerful man. And, more surprisingly, he has finally managed to do it with the help of Ecclestone himself. Briton Lovell was commissioned to write the tell-all book in 1997 by publishing house Little, Brown. However, after legal threats and allegations by Ecclestone against Lovell, claiming the writer was harrassing his family, Little, Brown cancelled the project, and Lovell had to begin a search for another publisher. After seeing a couple more publishers sign him on and then regret it, once faced with high-cost legal bills, Lovell signed with John Blake Publishing - headed by former tabloid editor John Black - who decided to send the manuscript of the book earlier this year to Ecclestone himself as well as to FIA president Max Mosley. "John's experience was that people will often respond positively when given the chance to read the manuscript," Lovell told the Daily Telegraph. "I'd always opposed the idea because I believed Ecclestone might nobble the people who'd spoken so frankly to me." But Blake was right - his strategy did the trick, and Ecclestone agreed to cooperate with Lovell. "At no time has he attempted to persuade me to tone down the allegations or try to counter my personal comments and conclusions about him as a person and a businessman," Lovell told the newspaper. "Very much to his credit, I reckon. "Ecclestone's style is to put on an aggressive front, but then quite frequently to come round to your point of view if it's put clearly and firmly. Like many successful businessmen he quickly detects signs of weaknesses or uncertainties in people he's dealing with. He thrives on that." "Bernie's Game" is now on sale, available on the UK Amazon store amazon.co.uk Subscription needed: atlasf1.com

To: elmatador who wrote (29307)	2/28/2003 10:42:54 AM
From: X Y Zebra	Respond to of 74559

More on the Future Schedule of Formula One... [and the effects of stupid regulation] subscription needed.... atlasf1.com _____________________________________ Mosley: F1 may Stay with Tobacco Sponsorship Friday February 14th, 2003 By Alan Baldwin Formula One could be left with only a handful of races in Europe and hooked on tobacco sponsorship for years to come, International Automobile Federation (FIA) president Max Mosley has warned. He said that an EU move to outlaw tobacco advertising from mid 2005 risked leading to a Formula One exodus from Europe in favour of countries such as China where there are no restrictions. Slamming what he called an "incredible piece of stupidity by the European Commission" when the law was passed last year, Mosley said the end result was counter-productive. "Instead of having a worldwide ban in 2006, which everyone had accepted was going to happen, we're now virtually certain to see tobacco sponsorship in Formula One going on until all of us have lost interest," Mosley told reporters. "Talk about shooting yourself in the foot. They've blown their legs off." The FIA had backed plans by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to ban tobacco advertising globally from the end of 2006 but the European Commission last year introduced legislation to end it in the EU from July 2005. France already has tough laws while Britain banned tobacco advertising on Friday. However, Formula One teams already race without it in Britain under a voluntary agreement. Tobacco Free Mosley said the EU ban could lead to pressure from teams for the FIA to continue with tobacco. The FIA has calculated that tobacco sponsorship provides Formula One and world rally teams with more than $350 million a year. Three of the top four Formula One teams - Ferrari, McLaren and Renault - have tobacco sponsors. "The teams all signed their contracts (with sponsors) to the end of 2006," said Mosley. "We've now got the teams with contracts to 2006 and an EU ban from July 2005. "2005 won't be a big problem because you can move the two Grands Prix that have always been tobacco free, Britain and France, into the tobacco free area and move a couple more and you can juggle the dates. "But the only way they (the teams) can observe those contracts in 2006 is to reduce the number of Grands Prix in the EU to a point where the tobacco companies don't object." The Belgian Grand Prix has been dropped this year and Austria will follow next year. China and Bahrain are due to come in for 2004 with future races likely in Turkey and Russia. India, Egypt, Mexico and another race in the United States are also being discussed as possible venues. "We're only going to have six (races) in the EU by 2005, so you get rid of two or three more of those and you are alright with the tobacco for 2006," said Mosley. He said the long-term effect would be serious for Europe because all the new venues lining up for a race wanted at least a five-year deal. "The teams are then going to say 'well, never mind this 2006 ban, why don't we go on with the contract after 2006, to 2011?'" said Mosley. Renault have already announced a deal with Japan Tobacco's Mild Seven brand for the next four seasons. Mosley said the FIA could find it hard to refuse since teams might then complain to the European Commission that the governing body was abusing its position as a regulator to interfere with commercial agreements. "We will have to make sure the teams can fulfil their contracts until 2006 and after that it will go out of our hands if we're not careful," he said. "The worst thing is that it is self-defeating because it still comes in on the television. "Instead of having a worldwide ban and lots of races in the EU in 2007, they'll probably still have tobacco advertising in 2007 and they'll have damaged the local economy in several places in Europe and aggravated us."