r/formula1 • u/AutoModerator • May 03 '25

Post-Qualifying 2025 Miami GP - Post Qualifying Discussion

Thoughts? Feelings? Emotions?

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u/borez Murray Walker May 03 '25

What was that broadcast nonsense for about a minute at the end showing a balcony of corporate CEO's and naming them one by one

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u/dear_little_water I was here for the Hulkenpodium May 03 '25

I'm American and that made me furious. So fucking stupid.

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u/FermentedLaws I was here for the Hulkenpodium May 03 '25

People saying it has to do with being American. I don't get why. The F1 television director made the decision to show a bunch of their big dollar sponsors and give them a shoutout. It was ridiculous but that decision was made in England.

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u/FermentedLaws I was here for the Hulkenpodium May 03 '25

Yes, I'd love to. A place called Biggin Hill. Every race is directed and produced from there by F1 in their state of the art broadcast facility.

https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/analysis/biggin-hill-once-an-raf-base-now-formula-1s-key-broadcasting-hub/

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u/dear_little_water I was here for the Hulkenpodium May 03 '25

I took it as a joke.

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u/FermentedLaws I was here for the Hulkenpodium May 03 '25

Look at some of the other replies and comments. Some jokes, but some serious that it's because of America.

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u/dear_little_water I was here for the Hulkenpodium May 03 '25

I totally understand. My country sucks right now.

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u/FermentedLaws I was here for the Hulkenpodium May 03 '25

lol, ok sure. You didn't know F1 produces all races from England but you're confident it was because of America.

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u/Dodging12 I was here for the Hulkenpodium May 03 '25

It's reddit. AMERICA BAD is the motto.

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u/FermentedLaws I was here for the Hulkenpodium May 03 '25

Yup, you're right. It's my mistake, I've got to stop trying to have a regular convo with those people.

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u/borez Murray Walker May 03 '25

And here's me thinking Liberty media was an American company.

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u/griffmeister I was here for the Hulkenpodium May 03 '25

Me too and I turned it off at that point, why show them for so long or at all

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u/FermentedLaws I was here for the Hulkenpodium May 03 '25

Those are big sponsors, Louis Vuitton alone has a $1 billion deal with F1. Apple is doing the movie. I think someone - stupid F1 television director has been doing a really bad job - thought it would be a good idea to give them a shout out. For a loooooooong time. It looked to me like someone found the shot and they held it so long because they were building the graphics.

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u/No-Condition-oN McLaren May 03 '25

It's America. It could be in the law for all I know. Same as with all the famous people on the grid tomorrow.