Motor Sport

[Bridger]

Maybe this is how they keep Max?!

[louisbosco]

"if you've got a problem, change your fucking ______"

[goosehd]

@louisbosco That was a good one

[Bridger]

I like an angry Toto!

[mclaincausey]

@Danimal506 said in Motor Sport:

Woah!

https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/horner-to-exit-red-bull-with-immediate-effect-as-mekies-takes-over-as-ceo.4Rd4H69v5sIkhPF0XCbf7N

Fucking crazy. Silly season has turned into a season-long affair.

[Danimal506]

@mclaincausey For real! I wonder if it has anything to do with the previous allegations. Or if it’s just a restructuring of the team/organization?

[mclaincausey]

@Danimal506 I think they either lost Max and he was fired for that and having a car no one but Max can drive, or he was fired to appease and retain Max. Probably the former.

[Bridger]

@mclaincausey said in Motor Sport:

I think they either lost Max and he was fired for that

Damn - that would be a new day for the bulls if they lost Max too!

[mclaincausey]

Yeah. I think the Max —> Merc/Russell rumor is likely true. But if it’s not it would be impossible to believe Max wasn’t involved here, at a minimum approving of the moves.

[Lynne]

What Max wants, Max gets.
Personally I’m pleased that I won’t have to see that constantly whining, weasely maggot’s face any more

[Bridger]

@Lynne said in Motor Sport:

Personally I’m pleased that I won’t have to see that constantly whining, weasely maggot’s face any more

No, but really @Lynne, what do your really think about Christian Horner?!

[Giles]

You mean Grumpy Spice?

[Lynne]

@Bridger tsk! I deleted a load as well

[Tago Mago]

constantly whining

Is the definition of F1 to me. Everyone does it, some more than others, but watching Drive to survive in particular, very few of the major figures come across as particularly likeable. Max‘s smartest move was limiting his appearances in that show

[Giles]

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/16Br1uBCSE/

[Bridger]

@Tago-Mago said in Motor Sport:

Is the definition of F1 to me. Everyone does it, some more than others

The reason everyone is whining is that F1 isn't a glamorous industry to be in. It doesn't pay very well and there are few opportunities to travel with work.

[Tago Mago]

@Bridger it’s a tough job but someone’s got to do it

[Giles]

@Bridger said in Motor Sport:

It doesn't pay very well and there are few opportunities to travel with work.

The only reason why I did not use my preternatural driving/racings skills to bother with a test drive....

[Bridger]

Sensible move @Giles, and hey - now you have two boats!

[mclaincausey]

Mad respect for what Horner did as a principal, and he’s a master shit stirrer and troller, which is part of the game to some extent (the likes of Vowles aside).

But he’s also a hypocrite and did something that was bad enough to tear down a dominant team in very catastrophic fashion. For a while there it seemed like every dimension of F1 went from class of the grid to a laughable level of incompetence.

Greek tragic level of downfall, but he leaves RBR among the top handful of principals in F1 history purely from podiums, wins, WCCs, and WDCs.

Also. I just don’t understand why he would mess around on his gorgeous and incredible supportive wife. Who knows what she’s really like but from afar she seems like quite a catch and that he outkicked his coverage considerably (forgive the American football metaphor).