Mint Mobile was recently purchased by T-Mobile for $1.3B but Reynolds is being kept on in some sort of creative role, possibly continuing the YT video ad campaign.
With Ryan Renaults aboard, this should be part of ‘El Plan’ (‘Le Plan’?)/the Renaultution for Alpine and Renault to crack the US market (and likely the Chinese market as well).
another half hearted enstone move. not enough stake sold to make big changes can't put the extra cash towards development. it's nowhere near enough to upgrade stuff like the windtunnel.the only upside is the starpower
I think Renault / Alpine can benefit not only from a monetary standpoint, but perhaps a change in attitude. Ryan Reynolds is a very positive influence.
I think a "catch-up" clause in the cost cap for facilities only would be a healthy addition to the ruleset. Basically allowing a certain percentage overrun if that overrun is only for facility upgrades.
@@DniawSirhcthat's great for them if it goes through, compared to the rest of the grid, Williams facilities are a laughing stock. With better facilities becomes higher efficiency. More CFD time doesn't matter if you have to spend longer to get the same outcome as others.
@@gold9994true their wind tunnel isn’t up to modern standards but some teams don’t even have a wind tunnel at all and redbull have Adrian newey who can bring more aero info to your car than any wind tunnel could
It comes across as a very smart move from Renault/Alpine which allows the Renault to focus and fully invest into their EV range, while their sport range will get some more investors and influence of cash from the outside, so Renault doesn’t have to spare a Cent, allowing Alpine developing something interesting with Lotus (in road car world) while promoting Alpine brand in US also. Seems like a win-win-win situation for all the three parts
This for me has a lot to do with their next big moves in motorsports, they are looking to enter Alpine in the american Market. They will announce soon they are joining Imsa full season to probably do so. This makes sense for them to be able to expand in my opinion.
I have a deeply rooted hate for investmentgroups(especially American ones). It's rare when these sorts of individuals have any interest in the good of the sport.
@JohnHancock-zb8no such a shame imo , All in the name of greed and money , I can't even watch a race anymore it's feels fake and shallow. Reading what max was saying about the 2026 cars and yeh I don't think I'll be watching f1 in the future Liberty media can sell their active aerodynamics to a clueless generation but I won't be buying into it
1:21 whenever I see the San Siro I can't believe the teams wanna leave that stadium and tear it down. It is hands down the most iconic stadium in all of world football for me (and I am neither Italian nor a fan of either of the two big Milan clubs).
We rent the stadium from the city so we barely make anything whenever we or inter play. We need our own stadium if we want to even have a chance to catch up with the pl. There's a lot bigger issues in Italian football but that's why both of us want to leave, the stadium is a symbol of the game but sadly we don't own it and never will
@@Rossoneri2 I have watched several videos about the situation and I know it's a big problem for the clubs. Nonetheless that stadium is epic and the city should get their sh*t together and make it playable and profitable again.
Renault doesn't want to waste too much money, but on the other hand they also want to continue to exist in F1. 🙂 Therefore, the only way is the shares of the team for sale in part. After all, it will not affect Renault as a Power Unit maker
I think you guys are still completely overlooking the importance of the F1 games and the growth of sim racing to motorsports overall popularity. The fact you can now use VR to sit in the cockpit of your favorite racing cars and learn the circuits in the same way as an actual driver has enabled people to engage and connect with motorsport in a way that for most of the history of motorsport was completely impossible, and until quite recently was prohibitively expensive. Drive to survive certainly played a role, but so do the F1 games, Assetto Corsa, ACC, and the rise of popular RU-vid motorsports influencers like Jimmy Broadbent and SuperGT.
Surely this is the beginning of the end for Renault as a works team? They've been awful since they've come back and struggled to make significant inroading to the sharp end of the grid?
You do realise that Rob McElhenney is an Actor/Producer/Director in his own right, rather than just the co-owner of a Football team? I highly recommend watching It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
I tell you now, Ryan Reynolds and the other 2 be part of the team, as a American, I am now an Alpine fan. Still love merc and has but alpine joins that list. That could say alot for new American fans. America loves Ryan hell I went from Verizon to his shit phone company becasue of him lol
It makes sense with the teams increasing in value that the cost cap should increase as well. It doesn’t have to be dramatic but increase it a bit at a time and see how it goes.
Totally... While the cost cap as a concept is valid (although I'm personally not a fan), the current limit feels too small and restrictive. Now that we are getting over the adverse economic effects of the pandemic, and in light of the increase in new sponsorships (the Williams buyout, big sponsorships for McLaren, Aston Martin [Aramco and Cognizant], Alpine [BWT]) hope F1 takes your idea and considers increasing the cap yearly or bi-yearly
Renault has been trying to leave 4 years. Alpine is only reason they kept enstone. Even then Alpine so far only sells one car. Maybe an EV soon. But yeah seems a LOT of $ just to market a side brand. Renault is yrs behind in engine development compared to others. Renault WILL NEVER be a title challenger again w/o HUGE cash influx. Mark my words next decade +/- Alpine/Renault will NOT win a title
This is terrible news, F1 has really changed and not for the best. Shame as Renault were one of the best teams when they were dominating. V10 and V8 era. I wonder how the French side of the team feel about having Hollywood actors involved. Faaaar too much American influence in the sport, Enough is Enough. 😡😡
They're talking about Ryan Reynolds' storytelling abilities but Michael B Jordan is a director and producer (hes a producer of the Creed films and is an executive producer of Rooster Teeth's Genlock)
Alpine is the only full car OEM that you always seem to question their seriousness in F1. It feels like at any point they can just say we have decided to exit the sport and may or may not just supply engines. They aren't quite as bad as Honda of course but their footing in the sport just never quite feels as solid as MB or Ferrari. I am not including RB or AM, RB isn't a car OEM, yes they are a full works team but their core business has nothing to do with cars. AM though, they are a smaller car brand by volume sold than even Ferrari and after Lawrence Stroll's purchase of the team, I don't think anyone is questioning how serious his plans are for the long haul to make it a championship winning team. That makes Alpine the only non-luxury mainstream car OEM in the sport and none of their road car offerings come close in technology to what their F1 car is equipped so I see their F1 presence as more of a marketing campaign for the brand than anything else.
The difference with Honda is that you can see that Honda is actually serious about it in the time they're in the sport. Alpine on the other hand just doesn't seem to be 100% serious about it and seems to be happy to be where they are.
908M$ That's insane given the projected profits when they start showing up, this is the type of insane money throwing that the last year has shown is on the way out now that investing actually costs money again after a generation of artificially low interest rates. No wonder they upped the entry fee to 600M and are still stonewalling Andretti despite the fact he meets every criteria for entry and the continued refusal to allow him on frankly leaves F1 open to a lawsuit since it's illegal to outline entry criteria without actually accepting anyone who meets them.
It is one downside of alcohol advertisement prohibition. Imagine Renault car with Aviator gin's wings slapped on nose - just to mess with everyone sanity with off-brand Aston Martin on track.
I thought that F1 was a bad investment. How will these investments make returns to justify the size of the investments. 200 million is huge. There must be something to follow with money into F1 teams or maybe going public like football?
So, engage a local wannabee F1 driver to the team and sign Grace Powell who grew up in Sarsden, less than 10 miles away from Enstone, and was the best driver in Formula W.
It seems reasonable that the FIA will ultimately support a separate category of infrastructure budget outside the cost cap that could be tied to standings At some point in the future there will be a certain commoditization of F1 technology to level the playing field. It is likely the top teams will resist this (for obvious reasons). But with liberty media influence the FIA is likely to support further closing the gap along with regulations going forward. /230626
Early prediction: F1 team values will be on-par with NFL teams within the next decade. That $908M valuation will 6x in the next few years. Just imagine what the top 3 teams would be worth.
@@dereklush9399of course their value will increase, however, as someone who’s spent a good chunk of time in the two counties I originate from, I can safely say I know very few people from both of those countries that watch NFL. The truth is the majority of those outside the USA have little care for NFL, and while it’s viewership will increase, it won’t at anywhere near the same rate as an internationally renowned sport.
The NFL is 100x more diverse in terms of the amount of teams . Those kinds of sums for teams will kill any and ALL chances for new teams. ABSOLUTELY nobody will be ponying up that kind of cash to join the back of the grid.
Not a deal if you're actually paying attention to what's been going on since the budget cap has taken hold, but I'm sure the Renault pulling out of F1 rumors will blow up the forums. Here's some food for thought, Red Bull is now 100 percect funded by their sponsors and partners, does anyone think they're looking for the exit based on that fact?
Red Bull Racings biggest partner is Red Bull the drinks company who built this company as well as their entries into other sports as a method of advertising. They’ve probably got the most sustainable model and it’s very unlikely they’ll leave. They’re even hesitant to sell their sister team because of the advantages it offers to their spin off brands
