Craig Pollock possible F1 return

Monte Cristo wrote:

JVtea wrote:

Monte Cristo wrote:Man you are really invested in all of this!

Monte so we didn't lose you from the thread!

As a moderator on this forum, I do have to read everything.

Ah good thing I finished the stuff to post on the argument then

JVtea are you a Craig Pollock fan??

kantaoui wrote:JVtea are you a Craig Pollock fan??

No, he is Craig himself

placebo wrote:

kantaoui wrote:JVtea are you a Craig Pollock fan??

No, he is Craig himself

Eh, I wish! I'd be nearly 70 but at least dirty rich

kantaoui wrote:JVtea are you a Craig Pollock fan??

I don't know, can you be a fan of a con man? (ps just joking, I don't want Monte Cristo to ban me)

In any case, you are a VERY well informed person about JV and related things.

It does pique ma curiosité.

But I do appreciate you taking the time to document all of this and bring it forth.

Just so you know, apart from Craig, we also very much dislike David Richard and Mario Thiessen.

The place here is a completely biased, self-assumed, refuge for JV fans.

FYI Simon is the other moderator and AB is the big boss and owner of the space.

Monte Cristo wrote:In any case, you are a VERY well informed person about JV and related things.

It does pique ma curiosité.

But I do appreciate you taking the time to document all of this and bring it forth.

Just so you know, apart from Craig, we also very much dislike David Richard and Mario Thiessen.

The place here is a completely biased, self-assumed, refuge for JV fans.

FYI Simon is the other moderator and AB is the big boss and owner of the space.

I still have to meet someone who likes David Richards and Mario Thiessen (again, joking, but not really).
All the infos that are in my little black book come, in fact, from having been a JV fan for quite some time (not as much as some people on here, from what I could make out, but I'm not a teenager myself anymore, unfortunately)

Sur pitpass:

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jbl.12158

Monte Cristo wrote:Sur pitpass:

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jbl.12158

JVtea wrote:...from having been a JV fan for quite some time

So, if I may ask, even if you weren't as much of a fan as we are, where have you been these past 26-27 years, as the remainder of us here hail from the initial forum version of JV-World... Or have you been amongst under another alias?

Simon wrote:

JVtea wrote:...from having been a JV fan for quite some time

So, if I may ask, even if you weren't as much of a fan as we are, where have you been these past 26-27 years, as the remainder of us here hail from the initial forum version of JV-World... Or have you been amongst under another alias?

I've never been that active on forums in general to be honest, I do remember reading this forum back when JV was still in F1 though! And when he was posting messages on the front page of jvworld (if memory serves, it was that or jv-world right?). I also remember he used to have the link to his official site stamped on his helmet and JV was one of the first drivers to be active on "socials" back then.
I can't believe it's been actually nearly 20 years since he stopped driving in F1, jeez.

Monte Cristo wrote:https://athletistic.com/formula-1/232571.html

thank you for linking more infos
I'm going to add this article to the list because it is veryyy inclusive on what has been and is still going on behind the scenes with Saudis and their F1 bid to entry.
https://thejudge13.com/2023/03/28/saudi-f1-team-decision-to-be-made-soon/
the synopsis is : to bid for an entry the cut off date is the end of April of this year. Higher ups (FIA and co) will then examine said bid and confirm/reject it by the end of June 2023.
From what the journos could make out, because everybody is keeping it very hush hush for now, Saudis would prefer to join the grid before 2026 because the entrance fee would be a lottt lower ($200m against $600m... aren't we poor? lol), so by 2025, tops.
And it seems that the teams headquarters and infrastructures would be based in this secret (for now) Country in the Arabian Gulf. If not Saudi Arabia, I would bet it could be Dubai or maybe Qatar, but who knows.

The need to hire Jacques and Jock Clear.

Then I am all for it.

The jv-lounge was builded on the ashes of of jv-world. I was the moderator of the last version of the official forum at jv-world.
Then we decided to open this one. We tried to save the original jv-world but Jacques himself didn't care about it. I try a lot.
So here is the only place to be on the web right now.
On Twitter @jacquesvilleneuvenews is administered by a huge fan of Jacques, from England. But he is not part of our team here, and it's also cool.

Le thread a beaucoup avancé depuis que j'ai la dernière fois lu et j'ai vu tout d'abord le nom Equal. Me suis dit "un peu paradoxal comme nom si l'Arabie Saoudite est impliquée".

PUIS je lis sur Pitpass que ça serait une équipe avec la parité homme femme? Non mais les Saoudiens pensent vraiment qu'on les avale leur campagnes pour embellir leur image???

Ça reste que c'est le pays qui respecte le moins le droit des femmes!

Pas seulement eux, toute la régions incluant le Qatar (coupe du monde). Ils s’émissent dans tous les sports pour faire passer leur messages. Ils ont parti leur ligue de golf professionnel (LIV) et bientôt le Tennis que j'ai pu lire quelque part.

Diviser pour mieux régner!

J'ai eu la même réaction initiale, PG...

Moite aussi…

Ça fait suer…

Same. C'est presque obscene.

Equal, lorsqu’on gratte un peu ça ressemble à une blague de mauvais goût

PleinGaz wrote:Le thread a beaucoup avancé depuis que j'ai la dernière fois lu et j'ai vu tout d'abord le nom Equal.  Me suis dit "un peu paradoxal comme nom si l'Arabie Saoudite est impliquée".

PUIS je lis sur Pitpass que ça serait une équipe avec la parité homme femme?  Non mais les Saoudiens pensent vraiment qu'on les avale leur campagnes pour embellir leur image???

Ça reste que c'est le pays qui respecte le moins le droit des femmes!

Pas seulement eux, toute la régions incluant le Qatar (coupe du monde).  Ils s’émissent dans tous les sports pour faire passer leur messages.  Ils ont parti leur ligue de golf professionnel (LIV) et bientôt le Tennis que j'ai pu lire quelque part.

Diviser pour mieux régner!

You got 100% spot on the point. Saudis are the ones pulling the strings here. They will attach themselves to every project (talking about F1) that will be enough smoke and mirrors to get them a place on the grid.
Gender equality when your Headquarters and factory are based in the Arabian Gulf... hmm...yeah, not very likely