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The Formula One Teams' Association announced on Thursday night that it has decided to setup a breakaway championship and not go into Max Mosley's proposals to enter Formula One under the cost cap regulations.
Who's to say there will be 5 teams? Williams and Force India use Toyota and Mercedes engines respectively. They are also "suspended" members of FOTA who may join the new series when they have trouble retaining their commercial and technical supporters in a castrated F1.Giblet wrote:I am trying to imagine most of the Arab Emirate countries calling Ma and Bernie right now. Especially Abu Dhabi with their Ferrari Theme Park.
"Um, Bernie, Max, we are in the process of building your flagship Formula 1 track with Ferrari theme park. Um, why again? 5 teams, 3 new ones?"
hopefully they were smart enough to have a clause to have a certain number of cars on the grid and certain teams! ie. SCUDERIA! otherwise, there are going to be some very very pissed off circuit owners and probably bankrupt.JiMbO wrote:WOW now we have a battle on our hands but dont the fia have contracts with most of the major tracks?...
nothing new technical to talk about in the FOTA series, same rules as 2009 and no innovation at allsticky667 wrote:guess we need to change the name of the forum too. no longer F1 .....
surely they will seek to unlock the engine freeze and push for new tire manufacturers to enter. they need to get away from the one make direction the FIA was imposing.ISLAMATRON wrote:nothing new technical to talk about in the FOTA series, same rules as 2009 and no innovation at allsticky667 wrote:guess we need to change the name of the forum too. no longer F1 .....
No Innovation? Perhaps I didn't understand the arguments in the other thread, but I'm sure FOTA wants to spend their uncapped budgets on innovating the cars to make them faster. And the restrictive rules have been imposed by Mosley, not the teamsISLAMATRON wrote:nothing new technical to talk about in the FOTA series, same rules as 2009 and no innovation at allsticky667 wrote:guess we need to change the name of the forum too. no longer F1 .....
Plus Ferrari can afford going to court and lose.FGD wrote:You've seen their contracts?ISLAMATRON wrote:Why do they seem to realize it when Ferrari & Red Bull dont?Giblet wrote:Williams and FIf1 made it pretty clear that they are legally and financially bound to the FIA world championship.
I saw the 1990 GP Mexico and would LOVE to see them race there again.sticky667 wrote:hopefully they were smart enough to have a clause to have a certain number of cars on the grid and certain teams! ie. SCUDERIA! otherwise, there are going to be some very very pissed off circuit owners and probably bankrupt.JiMbO wrote:WOW now we have a battle on our hands but dont the fia have contracts with most of the major tracks?...
I'd be curious to see the calender as well. hopefully we don't have as many asian races and boring Tilke circuits. bring back the historical races! MEXICO, ARGENTINA, AND CANADA! something other than Indy too but in the US.
Cosworth. They will still have all the relevant info from their previous use of the engines. If they want to stay in F1 for now they can.FGD wrote:Who's to say there will be 5 teams? Williams and Force India use Toyota and Mercedes engines respectively. They are also "suspended" members of FOTA who may join the new series when they have trouble retaining their commercial and technical supporters in a castrated F1.Giblet wrote:I am trying to imagine most of the Arab Emirate countries calling Ma and Bernie right now. Especially Abu Dhabi with their Ferrari Theme Park.
"Um, Bernie, Max, we are in the process of building your flagship Formula 1 track with Ferrari theme park. Um, why again? 5 teams, 3 new ones?"
The same goes with the incoming teams.
What is most interesting about the FOTA statement is that they claim the teams, drivers and sponsors are standing together. FIA F1 without sponsorship in the current economic climate will not last.