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To think these sporting events should be banned?

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idontfeelgoodaboutthis · 06/09/2026 21:12

My niece was at the formula one in Italy this weekend.

404,000 people attended, most of whom didn’t seem to be Italian from her words. She told me she bought “at least” ten bottles of water this weekend. 11 teams flying in, flying their drivers in by private jet, and then out again. 404,000 people making extra journeys that they didn’t need to make.

The impact on the environment must be awful. AIBU to think these events should be banned for the sake of the environment?

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idontfeelgoodaboutthis · 07/09/2026 05:07

Yes I’ve told her as much and she just laughed. A disgusting reaction.

I tend not to holiday abroad.

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PleaseDontAsk · 07/09/2026 05:07

idontfeelgoodaboutthis · 07/09/2026 04:06

Name one other sport and hobby that involves 24 rounds of international travel, 22 people (at least!) flying private around the world and hundreds of thousands of people descending on cities for the weekend?

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Hope you told your niece how much you object to her attendance. Start at home, tell her how much you think.It should be banned and how you expect her to never go again.

No holidays for any of you ever again in your family? I hope that's what you're going to start with.

piscofrisco · 07/09/2026 05:06

PollyBell · 06/09/2026 23:21

Sounds like the same amount of people who do the endless trail to benidorm, tenerife etc. Each year why is that any different?

I’d think because it’s every other weekend for what, 6-7 months and it’s held in a different country every time. I’d say its environmental impact is probably pretty high comparatively to other sports.
The op is probably right. But the horse has already bolted in my view so we might as well make hay until the sun shines (us all to death).

WerewolfOfLoudon · 07/09/2026 04:59

idontfeelgoodaboutthis · 07/09/2026 03:41

I doubt the event has contributed enough to the economy to justify the climate disaster it’s causing. Never mind the fact the grossly overpaid men who compete travel everywhere by private jet!

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Have you told your niece she shouldn't have gone? No holidays for your family. Start with your own before policing other people.

BudgetBuster · 07/09/2026 04:59

idontfeelgoodaboutthis · 07/09/2026 03:41

I doubt the event has contributed enough to the economy to justify the climate disaster it’s causing. Never mind the fact the grossly overpaid men who compete travel everywhere by private jet!

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Ok so in reality you just have an issue with F1?

WaryHiker · 07/09/2026 04:53

RosesAndHellebores · 06/09/2026 23:19

It was far far hotter, when the dinosaurs roamed the earth. The heat then wasn't man made.

I accept glibal warming but I am not persuaded man has or is causing it.

That heating didn't occur over the course of about 150 years.

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idontfeelgoodaboutthis · 07/09/2026 04:06

Topseyt123 · 07/09/2026 04:00

Don't be ridiculous.

All major sporting events, concerts, trips to the cinema, theatre etc. involve some sort of travel. People's jobs and livelihoods rely on them too.

Ban the lot of it! Everyone should just stay at home in darkened rooms and never go anywhere.

Name one other sport and hobby that involves 24 rounds of international travel, 22 people (at least!) flying private around the world and hundreds of thousands of people descending on cities for the weekend?

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Topseyt123 · 07/09/2026 04:00

Don't be ridiculous.

All major sporting events, concerts, trips to the cinema, theatre etc. involve some sort of travel. People's jobs and livelihoods rely on them too.

Ban the lot of it! Everyone should just stay at home in darkened rooms and never go anywhere.

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idontfeelgoodaboutthis · 07/09/2026 03:41

BudgetBuster · 07/09/2026 02:43

Why hone in on one particular sporting event? Surely for your point to matter it'd have to be all air and rail travel cancelled?

Also why does the effect on climate change trump the economies that these events and teams of travel contribute to? Imagine all the people whod be out of jobs, living on benefits or under employed. Then the knock on effect of less spending and less taxes being paid

I doubt the event has contributed enough to the economy to justify the climate disaster it’s causing. Never mind the fact the grossly overpaid men who compete travel everywhere by private jet!

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Scottishskifun · 07/09/2026 02:56

Name 1 sport which doesn't involve any travel even not at a global competitive standard. Even local kids football or rugby involves travel to matches.

Get to a certain level and it's European or world champions for every sport. Then you have the Olympics, commonwealth games, world Cup (rugby and football) world ice skating etc etc etc. All involves travel, all attracts big crowds.

I have zero interest in F1 btw but every sport pretty much will have the same thing so unless you are banning all sports and all sports competitions it's a bit of a mute point.

DooDallyHallie · 07/09/2026 02:46

It is big business not just 'sport'. Business usually nvolves the movement of goods or people. Without it we would all be subsistence farmers, eating rats or starving when our crops failed!,

BudgetBuster · 07/09/2026 02:43

Why hone in on one particular sporting event? Surely for your point to matter it'd have to be all air and rail travel cancelled?

Also why does the effect on climate change trump the economies that these events and teams of travel contribute to? Imagine all the people whod be out of jobs, living on benefits or under employed. Then the knock on effect of less spending and less taxes being paid

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idontfeelgoodaboutthis · 07/09/2026 02:30

Grammarnut · 06/09/2026 23:15

Pretty selfish to think it is ok to put thousands of people out of work because you think that an event should be banned because of climate change - which we can do nothing to halt, because it's a natural phenomenon.

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Why does their job mean we should all suffer?

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idontfeelgoodaboutthis · 07/09/2026 02:28

mynipsWILLpointnorth · 06/09/2026 22:12

I think that the f1 cars run on electricity

They don’t. Plus even if they did, all of the people travelling haven’t done so by electric vehicles!

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TeenLifeMum · 06/09/2026 23:27

Foolish1984 · 06/09/2026 22:11

I completely agree OP, but you’re opening this debate on the absolute wrong platform! It’s like asking a room full of bookies if they think gambling should be banned

Huh? I have zero interest in F1 but I’m able to apply critical thinking to realise that’s not the solution.

Spiffingdarling88 · 06/09/2026 23:24

I don't watch F1 so I'm not biased but do you never travel anywhere? Holidays aren't essential and I'm guessing you and your family must go aboard. I think it's abit naive to suggest banning sports.

PollyBell · 06/09/2026 23:21

Sounds like the same amount of people who do the endless trail to benidorm, tenerife etc. Each year why is that any different?

RosesAndHellebores · 06/09/2026 23:19

It was far far hotter, when the dinosaurs roamed the earth. The heat then wasn't man made.

I accept glibal warming but I am not persuaded man has or is causing it.

Grammarnut · 06/09/2026 23:15

RaininSummer · 06/09/2026 22:13

If we seriously want to try to halt climate disaster then you aren't wrong. Will never happen though as humans as a species are self destructive and selfish.

Pretty selfish to think it is ok to put thousands of people out of work because you think that an event should be banned because of climate change - which we can do nothing to halt, because it's a natural phenomenon.

concertinacornflake · 06/09/2026 22:59

I don't know whether specify events should be halted.
I do think there is an issue of governments understanding climate change, understanding what needs to happen, but not acting.

CorporalJohn · 06/09/2026 22:56

Given that Formula 1 lost all connection with real motorsport decades ago, YANBU.

Now if you were talking about the British GT Championship, on the other hand ...

NotAnotherScarf · 06/09/2026 22:42

What the sport thats made motor vehicles more and more economic, developed brake recovery science and aerodynamics...

I think its a crap sport but its still massive in economic terms

BackToLurk · 06/09/2026 22:19

idontfeelgoodaboutthis · 06/09/2026 21:12

My niece was at the formula one in Italy this weekend.

404,000 people attended, most of whom didn’t seem to be Italian from her words. She told me she bought “at least” ten bottles of water this weekend. 11 teams flying in, flying their drivers in by private jet, and then out again. 404,000 people making extra journeys that they didn’t need to make.

The impact on the environment must be awful. AIBU to think these events should be banned for the sake of the environment?

Pedant alert: 404,000 people didn’t attend. FI attendance is given as the total over the whole of the race weekend. Many people attend all three days, and so are counted 3 times.

As you were.

edwinbear · 06/09/2026 22:16

Do you feel the same about the Olympics, and the football World Champs thing we’ve just had? There are lots of sports that have World Championships type things that people will travel for (competitors and fans), should we just stop them all?

cityliving99 · 06/09/2026 22:14

Fun Sponge.
Do you really want millions of people to lose their jobs?

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