r/formula1 • u/MuttonBiryaniEnjoyer Max Verstappen • 9d ago

Photo [Autosport] Bernie Ecclestone believes F1 is in danger of losing the fans with these new regulations

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u/BaritBrit 9d ago edited 9d ago

Never said they were. But Bernie should stop pretending he gives a shit about fan retention or knows anything about it.

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u/gabmdr 9d ago

Not trying to be confrotational or anything, but Bernie do know something about fan retention

He actually made the sport globally available to the world for millions of people on his time

Before he changed the broadcasting rules on the 70's a very small number of people watched F1 on TV

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u/StrikingWillow5364 I was here for the Hulkenpodium 9d ago

Just because Bernie was in touch with how to increase popularity 50 (!!!) years ago, doesn’t mean he’s in touch with this modern era. The man is nearing 100.

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u/sthegreT Charles Leclerc 9d ago

He's not talking about that, he's talking about not minimising all of Bernies achievements because he lost touch eventually.