goes and is replaced by someone with marketing skills the better F1 will be. Writing contracts that commit promoters to paying larger fees is not sustainable. He is 82 and still hasn't put forward anybody to replace him. Off topic Joe, but have you been following the stupidity around media access to the India-England cricket series? Pretty sure cricket is of 'national importance' but even so, intransigence is the order of the day. I'm surprised that there are no rumblings about Spain actually, given the economic situation there -- Valencia being already 'off' (at the moment). Losing Germany would mean six european races out of 18/19 (depending on whether BE substitutes or not). I'm guessing a lot is riding on the US GP in terms of F1?s future credibility in becoming a truly World Championship.