Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/2007 Formula One season

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The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result of the debate was keep. Johnleemk | Talk 06:53, 15 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] 2007 Formula One season

Delete WP:NOT, mostly mere speculation. NSLE (T+C) 08:45, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

  • Delete WP:NOT a crystal ball -- Thesquire (talk - contribs) 08:58, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep In Formula 1, planning for the 2007 season has been ongoing for a while. Some drivers has contracts. For example: Fernando Alonso is driving Renault in 2006, but has already for 2007 signed for McLaren-Mercedes, a team that will recieve Vodafone as title sponsor in 2007. It's also interesting for us who follows Formula 1 to see what rule changes, team constallations and other things that can be expected to appear in 2007. --Boivie 09:35, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
  • Strong keep. These types of articles are standard practice for upcoming sporting events/seasons. For comparison, and an example of true speculation, see 2020 Summer Olympics. -- JJay 09:49, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
  • Comment: There is very, very little information salvagable, and if anything is it could probably be merged to the Formula One article... NSLE (T+C) 10:03, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
  • Merge "Wikipedia is not a collection of unverifiable speculation", according to WP:NOT. Some information is verifyable, thus cannot be deleted for that reason. The information here would best be merged into another, larger entry such as Formula One as mentioned above.Theheadhunter 10:27, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
  • But most of the speculations are verifiable, since they can be found in several newspapers, and F1 websites, even if the are yet not officially confirmed by those involved. And the "speculations" part of the article also includes some confirmed facts. --Boivie 10:56, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
  • Strong keep. Verifiable, notable, will have an article eventually anyway. —Nightstallion (?) 10:55, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
  • Strong keep Preperations are already under way and some drivers have confirmed team changes. I'd like to see less speculation and rumour however! --kingboyk 13:25, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
  • Strong keep. As said, many driver have contracts already, including Alonso, Rosberg, R Schumacher, Trulli, Heidfeld. The season's only a year away, and by this time last year, there was quite a lot known about the 2006 season. As regards the speculation. Speculation is speculation. It's not confirmed yet. It's the nature of sport. How do we know if a certain driver (Or player in other sports) will be around in the year's time. We don't, hence speculation. Manipe 13:27, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep of course. Close and well documented. Calsicol 14:54, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep per AlbinoMonkey. But less speculation and more facts, please? feydey 15:55, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
  • Strong Keep. Of course note that the contracts is what is "on course" to happen, but transfers, may occur. Stuff like Alonso on the way to McLaren are confirmed, and noting that this will force either Juan Pablo Montoya or Kimi Raikkonen elsewhere are relevant. As is the stoush over the technical regulations, concorde agreement etc, they are holding formal discussions with the teams, and signing new media rights, etc,etc, Blnguyen 00:30, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
  • Weak keep and cleanup, per precedent of other scheduled future major sporting events. This isn't just made-up stuff, it's widely discussed in a number of publications, and it concerns the most expensive and most prestigious series in motorsports. But it'll be a changing page over the course of this year before becoming a genuinely encyclopedic (by traditional standards) article when the 2007 F1 season actually happens. Every "speculation" should be sourced (or removed). Frankly, any article that's substantially unproven speculation makes WP feel like a movie-star fansite to me. Barno 00:53, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep. Well worth an article. There's plenty scheduled to happen for 2007 and it's important stuff to digest - wouldn't fit anywhere else (I parsed some of it from the 2006 season article personally.) Erath 02:46, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
  • keep please this is not a crystal ball article Yuckfoo 03:40, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
  • Strong keep per above. Werdna648T/C\@ 09:43, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep and Cleanup I believe that a table for the F1 teams and drivers shouldn't be used for this page quite yet, but the teams/drivers/manufacturers news at the bottom should be kept since it is recent news and other contract signings. The359 10:09, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
  • Strong keep.As said in other comments, an article on the 2007 Formula One World Championship is vital. Throughout this year, certain aspects of the 2007 season will be confirmed. The group need to have somewhere to put this information. When 2007 comes round, the page can then be used in the same way as 2005 etc... with results and links. I agree that pure speculation should not be added, but where can this information be shared/discussed? We need to strongly define what level of "speculation" is permitted. The teams and driver table needs to be modified as the order will be established by the 2006 finishing positions which is as yet unknown. I agree with JJay comment in that this can be handled in the same way as other future sporting events. MonkeyMumford 13:46, 11 January 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep per AlbinoMonkey. 2007 is just next year. :) --Andylkl [ talk! | c ] 11:31, 13 January 2006 (UTC)


The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.