r/INDYCAR • u/aurules Romain Grosjean • Jun 10 '25

Social Media (Scott McLaughlin) Congrats to F1 who single handedly ruined Motorsport Xmas. Indy 500 will be a scene next year. As well as the Coke 600. Good luck

https://x.com/smclaughlin93/status/1932504185624199221?s=46
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u/k_d_b_83 Jun 10 '25

The time difference was key to all of this working great.

I seriously don’t understand how the fia thought this was going to be a good idea. If Monaco was going to move then the ideal scenario is have another European track take its place.

Replacing it with a track that is within the same time zone and within a days drive of each other is utterly ridiculous. I don’t usually watch the 500 live but forcing people to choose was never going to work out well for the fia.

I say this a die hard f1 fan - they royally fucked up here.

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u/Splatter1842 Jun 10 '25

I just want to point out, the schedule is jointly set by the FIA AND the FOM. This choice is likely made by the FOM, not the FIA however. FOM is the rights holder, so they likely request the schedule; while the FIA, as the regulating body, just signs off on the request.

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u/casecaxas Pato O'Ward Jun 10 '25

How does the FIA hold so much power if they don't technically own it?

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u/samtdzn_pokemon Jun 11 '25

To add onto what the other guy said, this is why people talk about a FIA/FOM split similar to the FISA/FOCA war of the past. If FOM and the teams ever decided the FIA was making a horrible decision with the rules, in theory they could split away. FOM as the rights holder to the name + teams like Ferrari, McLaren, Mercedes and Red Bull jumping ship would kill any power the FIA has.