From: pc+usenet@asdf.org   
      
   leonard hofstatder  writes:   
   > On 10/7/2023 10:24 AM, XYXPDQ wrote:   
   >> On Friday, October 6, 2023 at 1:36:46 PM UTC-7, fleemos876 wrote:   
   >>> I know it won't happen but Haas adds nothing to the grid. They are never   
   >>> gonna be decent and they don't go about discovering new talent like   
   >>> Jordan, Minardi, and Sauber did back in the day. The only thing they add I   
   >>> guess, is the presence of Guenther on Drive to Survive for the people that   
   >>> watch it.   
   >>   
   >> I'm kind of surprised Haas hasn't been sold.  But that goes for most   
   >> of the permanent also rans.   
   >   
   > Gene Haas main purpose in F1 is to sell his CNC equipment around the world.   
      
   He's widened his sphere of influence in recent years. The highest-   
   budget combat robotics competition in the world, /Battlebots/, must   
   have received some Haas sponsorship last year, as not only were there   
   frequent quick references to the teams' access to a CNC machine   
   thoughout the series, they even dedicated a small segment to the   
   "Haaspital", as they call it, during one of the programs.   
      
   I think he, or something with his name on it, even sponsors a few of the   
   individual teams.   
      
   However, all of that is dirt cheap compared to running an F1 team, I'm   
   not sure that's sustainable.   
      
   Phil   
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