Responses and Coverage

Here is a collection of the responses I have received regarding the survey. This page will be updated

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December 2nd, 2016

The FIA WEC Twitter account posted a message of thanks.

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December 8th, 2016

I received an email from FIA president Jean Todt. Here it is in full.

Dear Alex,

I acknowledge receipt of your email regarding the motor sport fan survey on the FIA World Endurance Championship.

Let me congratulate you on the quality of the survey which provides an interesting picture of the current situation of the WEC from the fans point of view, and consistent action proposals for improvements.

As you mentioned, the essence of motor sport is the fans, and their feedback is a major input for us.

Please note that your survey has been taken into consideration on our side and will be shared with the FIA WEC Promoter in future discussions we will have regarding the WEC.

With best wishes,

J. Todt

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December 9th, 2016

Juliette Colin, the WEC Marketing Coordinator, emailed me to set up a call in January where we will discuss the outcomes of the survey.

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December 12th, 2016

DailySportsCar.com published an article about the survey. Stephen Kilbey interviewed me via Skype on Sunday, December 4th and the article went online eight days later.

Here is a link to the article.

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December 13th, 2016

Stephen Kilbey of DailySportsCar.com published an editorial piece in response, and in support of the survey report and its findings.

Here is a link to the article.

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January 1st, 2017

WEChat, a podcast by the moderators of the WEC Reddit site, discussed the survey and its findings in detail.

Here is a link to the episode or search for “WEChat” in your podcast provider.

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January 17th, 2017

Skype call with WEC Marketing Coordinator, Juliette Colin, went well. She asked about my motivations for undertaking this project (as it’s not exactly the standard behaviour for fans), as well as my opinions on a variety of different issues that were raised in the survey report.

Overall, I felt that the questions were more directed towards my personal opinions, and that there wasn’t much value in that. The survey report was beneficial because it represented a large section of the fanbase rather than the views of one individual.

However, there were positives. Ms. Colin mentioned that they do have plans to rework the app and streaming service for 2017 with the implied inclusion of desktop video-on-demand replays.

If this survey fixes even one thing in favour of the fans, then it will have been a success.

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January 25th, 2017

The WEC Fan Survey was awarded the top prize in the “Best Post/Post Series” category in the 2016 WEC Reddit community awards.