Ben's ego for the 2028 Olympics. Americas cup needs more multi nation challengers and more defender challenges again. The Americas cup is drab boring soulless corporate rubbish especially when you see the Vendee and the personalities involved
Ultimately they lost because their boat was not competitive against the Kiwis. Ainslie has a proven record as a competitive sailor, Mercedes F1 does not have a proven record in designing Americas Cup winning boats.
He will be hard pushed to find another brit to replace Ben! Although we got threw to the final, the boat was not as good as the New Zealand boat! It a long time in months, and I know Jim Ainsleyblike success and I admire him for his financial success but I cannot see any other brit who can take his place. Good luck to both of them.
Is it likely some members of the team got fed up with Ainslie ego & poor attitude? There are many better foiling sailors in UK, Ben has had his chance, shown he isn’t good enough to win at that level & needs to accept that, he’s to old to start from scratch with a new team now
Didn’t Ben get us into the finals and then win ? If he’s not good enough doing that, perhaps you can apply your expertise and get the job now? Maybe you can also look at Ratcliffe’s other amazing sporting achievements. Ineos cycling are in a mess after Pidcock, a GC rider and also an Olympic champion left, and Man Utd, Ratcliffes now a part owner, are a joke this year. Mmmm. What’s the common denominator there 😂
I have gone off these races now they are using foils. It is so boring! I go back and watch the old races from 20 30 years ago when the spinnaker went up rounding the windward mark and races were much closer!
Sir Jim sold out the best team we have ever fielded against a defender that cheated us blind using an illegal compressed air enabled rudder. No doubt that this was known in the team but Jim put a gag order on confronting ETNZ. But the truth will out. Shameful betrayal. How much did ETNZ pay you Jim ? Had a a little side bet against your own team ? Disgusting.
I'm sure that the members of the measurement committee would disagree with your uninformed conspiracy theory - Mark Ellis (UK), Marc Wintermantel (SUI) & Stan Honey (USA). Occam's Razor would suggest that ETNZ simply had the faster boat and its sailors picked the shifts better.
@Penguinracer What the measurerers can't see or check they can't do anything about. Faster ? Yes. But every gun leaves a smoke trail. The data proves it.
This is very tough for Sir Ben! I am glad though that INEOS Britannia is still in the game.
It is too early to speculate on the “ British Custard Saga;” 2028 is a long way off!
Ben's ego for the 2028 Olympics. Americas cup needs more multi nation challengers and more defender challenges again. The Americas cup is drab boring soulless corporate rubbish especially when you see the Vendee and the personalities involved
Watch sail gp then
Why not have two or more challengers???
That's probably how it'll end up, but it divides the British talent and design teams,
@Sail-World yes but competition is good because it puts pressure on both 😅
Omg they might actually win now
Ultimately they lost because their boat was not competitive against the Kiwis. Ainslie has a proven record as a competitive sailor, Mercedes F1 does not have a proven record in designing Americas Cup winning boats.
Great news.... Ben Ainslie, great solo sailor not so good as a team leader imo.
So.... Sam Goodchild... Or Pip Hare... Media darlings to take over the reigns...
He will be hard pushed to find another brit to replace Ben! Although we got threw to the final, the boat was not as good as the New Zealand boat! It a long time in months, and I know Jim Ainsleyblike success and I admire him for his financial success but I cannot see any other brit who can take his place. Good luck to both of them.
Sir loses-a-lot.
Is it likely some members of the team got fed up with Ainslie ego & poor attitude? There are many better foiling sailors in UK, Ben has had his chance, shown he isn’t good enough to win at that level & needs to accept that, he’s to old to start from scratch with a new team now
Didn’t Ben get us into the finals and then win ? If he’s not good enough doing that, perhaps you can apply your expertise and get the job now? Maybe you can also look at Ratcliffe’s other amazing sporting achievements. Ineos cycling are in a mess after Pidcock, a GC rider and also an Olympic champion left, and Man Utd, Ratcliffes now a part owner, are a joke this year. Mmmm. What’s the common denominator there 😂
Never liked Team Fracking. Sir Ben deserves better
Athena pathway are taking it up
I have gone off these races now they are using foils. It is so boring! I go back and watch the old races from 20 30 years ago when the spinnaker went up rounding the windward mark and races were much closer!
Sir Jim sold out the best team we have ever fielded against a
defender that cheated us blind using an illegal compressed air enabled rudder. No doubt that this was known in the team but Jim put a gag order on confronting ETNZ. But the truth will out.
Shameful betrayal. How much did ETNZ pay you Jim ? Had a a little side bet against your own team ? Disgusting.
I'm sure that the members of the measurement committee would disagree with your uninformed conspiracy theory - Mark Ellis (UK), Marc Wintermantel (SUI) & Stan Honey (USA). Occam's Razor would suggest that ETNZ simply had the faster boat and its sailors picked the shifts better.
@Penguinracer
What the measurerers can't see or check they can't do anything about. Faster ? Yes. But every gun leaves a smoke trail. The data proves it.
@Penguinracer
Another lame reply from the flightless bird. Jet packs must have an appeal for such as you.
Remove Sir A fill in the blank letters yourselves and then you might get a team