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The guy in the video said exactly what I said, move the Williams out of the way. If they wanted to be old fashioned and somewhat principled then they weren't living in the current F1 environment.

Another observation of mine is F1 is dead. The world wide audience they have had over the decades has been largely supported by TV coverage making F1 accessible to almost anyone. In the US that isn't the case as the TV audience has moved away due to lack of interest. Individual brands and identity has everything to do with that.

For example, if a NASCAR team starts out with XYZ as a sponsor in a particular color scheme, they should stay that way as long as they can (years used to be the case). Why collect memorabilia if you don't even recognize the car? At least we know what a Penzoil or Tide car looks like even if the driver changes. Look at the Goodwrench brand. And where is it today? Where are the icons?

Same thing in F1. Ferrari's are red and Williams are white. Red Bull is blue. Keep it that way. Sports car racing is lost on me anymore and I haven't watched in years. I could pick Scott Pruett's car out any day, now I can't pick out a brand.

IndyCar suffers in this way as well. At least the racing is exciting. BTW, it has been said that IndyCar would benefit from more US drivers. Well we have them now. But, can you tell me where Spencer Pigot is from? Lack of marketing. (Answer: born in Los Angeles)
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