News Details

Lopez hits out at F1's archaic management

Lotus boss Gerard Lopez believes that those at the very top of F1 are damaging the sport and holding it back. Falling TV viewing figures and swathes of empty seats in grandstands are the obvious face of Formula One's failure to connect with current fans and attract new ones. The knock-on effect is that sponsors, alarmed by the statistics, are unwilling to pay the high prices demanded, leading to the abundance of unfilled space on many of this year’s contenders. Lopez is in no doubt as to where the blame lies. 'Formula One TV ratings are declining steeply whereas the show on track is exceptional, albeit still improvable,' he told AutoHebdo. 'The sport must reach out to the younger...
Full Story »
11y ago from Pitpass.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

F1 has 'archaic management', says Lotus boss

Sutton Images Enlarge Lotus boss Gerard Lopez has slammed Formula One's...
11y ago from espnF1.com

F1 management is ‘blockage’ for sponsors – Lopez

Gerard Lopez has hit out at F1's 'archaic management'. Refuting rumours...
11y ago from ThisIsF1.com

Lopez hits out at 'archaic' F1 management

Lotus Formula One boss Gerard Lopez has labelled the sport's management as...
11y ago from Motorsport.com

F1 management is blockage for sponsors says Lopez

Gerard Lopez has hit out at F1's "archaic management". Refuting...
11y ago from GrandPrix.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

PREMA confirmed to miss opening IndyCar round

PREMA will not be present for this weekend’s season-opening round of...
15h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Ticket design for 110th Indianapolis 500 unveiled

The ticket design for this upcoming May’s 110th running of the...
15h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Sources: Arsenal and Chelsea targeting move for...

At just 18 years old, Honest Ahanor has emerged as one of the most...
11m ago from CaughtOffside.com

Liverpool, Arsenal, Man Utd scouts busy as 18-year-old...

Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester United are interested in signing the...
10h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Arsenal could renew interest in 250k-a-week 'machine',...

Leon Goretzka continues to be linked with a move away from Bayern Munich...
14h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Pitch Points: Bodø/Glimt give us hope for the future;...

world of soccer throws up no shortage of questions. Today, Graham Ruthven...
13h ago from TheGuardian.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.