Gerhard Berger believes that while the US market is important to Formula 1, we should not forget that it is based on European culture and that these ties should not be broken. And attempts to Americanize the championship, to bring in too many elements of the show, will not lead to anything good.
Berger (twice, in 1988 and 1994, who took 3rd place in the World Championship), is of course referring to the pompous induction ceremony that preceded the Miami Grand Prix.
“Now that Liberty Media is in charge of the championship, we have finally managed to attract American attention to Formula 1, and I am pleased with that,” Berger told Austrian television channel ServusTV. – But I would like to note that Formula 1 is mainly characterized by European culture, and these traditions cannot be broken.
All these elements of the show brought by the Americans sometimes distract from the main thing, and personally I don’t like it. I also loved the Netflix series Drive to Survive.
Admittedly, when we once raced in America, we didn’t feel that Formula 1 generated any particular enthusiasm among the local public. Our races were only of interest to the most advanced fans, and around 30,000 spectators gathered at each Grand Prix. But in Miami there were now 300 thousand, and in Austin last year and all 400.
But something says that Liberty Media will turn a deaf ear to such comments, and the future Las Vegas Grand Prix, set to be held in November, will block everything we’ve seen before in terms of the Americanization of the show.
Source: F1 News
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