After the announcment of Morad here in lebanon Team Lebanon is having so much negative feedback from lebanese fans, they holded a press conference in the hotel sponsoring the team with NO LEBANESE at all, there was a team manager english and Morad who clearly cant speak a lebanese word and who drove for Canada with no lebanese people

Where is BESCHIR?

Don't he deserve to have a real; chance at least half a season non stop before they stop working with him? he was loyal, and the team image! but the team a;lways give him the car omce a year even we saw F1 drivers struggeling by driving one race look and Montagnhy last year he couldnt do great from his first appearence even not in his second.

 

What management we have in the lebanese team to judge a driver by givinh him a drive once every 6 month and then bring a canadian driver and let him drive all year

This is UNFAIR for the lebanese driver BESCHIR and UNFAIR on all lebanese

 

I am or was a TEAM LEBANON fan but will never be anymore if Beschir is not part of it what a shame they burn a name like that!

They might score points now they finally will have one driver but we never will be proud or happy for you team Lebanon

ANY news where in the world is Beschir we did not hear anything about him in Lebanon

Havent heard what is Khalil doing at the moment, and the great team lebanon management never reply my messages.... forget team lebanon Emile they are the most political A1 team what a shame as everything in Lebanon

we used to be proud of something or someone from our small country and no we can't anymore.

 you're right they will score points because they have one driver and the cars are new for everyone but what a shame these points should be added to Team canada insteed.

 

and why Morad didnt come to Lebanon last year if he was so proud to be lebanese..... ?

all in all If Team Lebanon will kick off without Bachir the fan base is going to be divided by 2 or more i tell you , all the lebs in Oz here are not impressed we all know him and know he is great and deserve a chance at least half season i saw him in karting here raced with us and against other A1 drivers he dominated the race easy so the guy isnt bad he kicked asses of many A1 drivers

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LEBANESE FAN

First time i decide to write here

I am huge fan of motorspor and a1 and f1

very bad khalil bachir is not with teAM LEBANON  i can officialy say as an arab supporter i dont support team lebanon and this team dopnt represent the arab world for sure

Khalil is the arab driver and is the best to represent lebanon and arab countries

I just joined the famzone and would liek to put my voice with you guys big shame on this team how they pay back to the loyal lebanese drivers.

 Why they never thought of giving khalil a full season or at least 5 6 or 7 races? what kind of team lebanon is this team? who is lebanese in the team? not even the team owner! where is the lebanese????????

you never represent us

In response to the the above posts....

Khalil Beshir is sharing the driving duties with Andreas Zuber for Al-Ain FC in the Superleague Formula. 

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But Between supereague and A1 there is only one clash and i am sure Khalil would love to represent Lebanon in A1GP more then driving in superleague he said this in the press release of the superleague

 

I think this teams management and politics again have somethignt o do with it

 

we all agree Khalil has the support from all arabs and lebanese to drive for lebanon and we all agree team lebanon never ever gave him a right chance

The team is not lebanese JUST FORGET IT GUYS!!

 

I wished A1 was coming this year to Eastern Creek to show them NO SUPPORT ANYMORE as every season before!

 

we were planning to go to TAUPO to support TEAM LEBANON but its wrong to spend money and go support a team without a LEBANESE person!

 

So Khalil Bachir isnt in the team this season? and no Lebanese???

 

Nice move Team Lebanon YOU SUCK!!!!

we need to tone down this line of talk. i think the point is put accross and i do not think at this point of time it will make a diffrence for a change. beside 90% of team's drivers to date have not lived in Lebanon. we need to support the team for the future and may be success of the team Lebanon will help Lebanese companie to invest in producing world class Lebanese drivers.

I also know there are other nations that they are in the same situation, and i do not see the fans putting down the teams and the investors in the teams.

HAKIM!! Are you of the team people who were in the press conference in Lebanon or wrote the press release? hehehe i bet you are.

 

Mate the point is Beschir was loyal to the team for 3 years, and waited for 3 years to get a proper chance and the team only gave him 1 race every 6 months! u agree?? well we all agree and we saw it. and AS PROPER PROUD LEBANESE why the team dont give him a better chance and help proper lebanese talents?

And the other thing you cant judge khalil's results of previous season from driving once every 6 months not even schumacher cant do well when he drive once every 6 months be realistic

 On other hand i know 3 banks in Lebanon were interested to invest in Team Lebanon and why they didnt invest at the end? because there was no one Lebanese there

KAPICH?????

And most of the lebanese will always support lebanese drivers like khalil who tried hard and keep trying not coming taking a easy cheese part like the rest

Emile!!! Habibeh man!!!

 

Bravo 3aleik! even if Lebanon win races this year surely they will score points just because of one driver and new cars everyone this season is going to score points Lebanon lost all his fans well at least the ones i know so how are they thinking to get investors? and if they get lebanese investors? who will be the investor image? which lebanese member of the team? hihihihi

Everyone talks of supporting Khalil, but how many of you have actually put your hand in your pocket to support him? The seat holder of this team has paid Khalil a good wage and living expences over the last few years for his ( very good ) PR duties, and given him numerous opportunities to drive.(One of only a few drivers to actually be paid in A1gp). Unfortunately A1GP is not a place to gain experience to race.. There is next to no testing and nearly all drivers are established, experienced and successfull racing drivers. For Khalil to be able to develop he needed to compete in a mainstream competetive junior (European or British) series with unlimited testing. It would not be enough to just put him in a car once a month and race. Everyone should thank the seater holder for his continued support of your team. He pays the money and it is him who has the right to complain. You go on about a petition to get Khalil the drive, why don't you get up a fund to help him prepare for racing instead. I know Khalil well, and like him a lot, as does anyone who knows him. Unfortunately I fear he will end up in the same position in Superleague if he can not get some real consistent competetive race experience to prepare him.

if you look at the stats, you will find out that khalil has the second most caps for team Lebanon and you still say that he has not been given enough chances to prove himself. i think 16 races are plenty races to prove someone's ability to at lease Qual. and finish in top ten in a series that was just starting. Thing are alot diffrent now. Just take a look at the quality of drivers this season. the car is a serious race car now and you need an experienced driver in the seat. a1gp is a very competitive level of racing and is not the place to learn how to drive a race car.

as for support for the team, all the people i know will continue to support the team especially after some good results.

by the way,i dont recall saying that you are working with khalil or a family member of him. just because i have a different point of view, does not mean i work for the team.

 

Calm Down Guys

I know Khalil well and let me tell you his point of view last time i spoke to him, he is realistic about it all, he admit and he is right the team hasn't give him right chances because they ask him to drive once every 6 month and we know well it is diffucult to get points if you are not always driving in A1 and/or another series, and he say if he doesn't get lot of mileage pre-season and not being in the car all the time it is hard to get points, and he says Morad is a better driver then him at least for now because he has more experience and he will always back the team who he works for.

So the point is clear here.

But on the other hand as a Lebanese fan i really blame the team on 2 things they spent lot of money left and right on other drivers for 3 years while they were keeping Khalil, why they didn't put him with half of what they spent in a series like F3, or something i am sure he would be much better now and we could have a proper lebaense driver, we agree??? i think we all do

the other thing i blame the team for : last season after Alajajian was out, why they did not give khalil a proper chance for the last 4 rounbds to improve as he is a quick learner , instead they brought Auby for 2 rounds only then get beschir back for brands.

 

The team has done lot of mistakes and if they really want a lebanese driver a good one khalil is half way, why this season they dont give him some rookie sessions and train him in F3 or other series while morad will get some points then in 2 or maybe 1 year time beschir will be more ready then Leabese will be happy and meanwhile he still be the rookie and the image of the team, as we can see he has huge support and fan base , wont you all be happy and stop moaning?

Ok and the reserve driver is Auby SO NOW ALL OF YOU TELL ME DOES AUBY DESERVE THE RESERVE DRIVE MORE THEN KHALILBESCHIR? SO WE SEE TEAM LEBANON IS GOING TO HOLLLAND AND TO A NEW SEASON WITH NOONE LEBANESE WOOW

 

THIS IS SHOCKING AND WHAT THIS REPRESENT NOW? SORRY BUT AS A LEABENSE FAN I AM DISPAOINTED TO NOT SEE A LEBANESE MEMBER ON THE TEAM