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Sun, Nov 08 2009
Formula 1 disintegrates as eight teams break away from competition
Formula One drivers from (Top L to Bottom R) BMW-Sauber, Brawn, Ferrari, McLaren, Red Bull, Renault, Toro Rosso and Toyota and seen in this combination image of file photos.
The die was cast, and Formula 1 has entered a quantum of chaos after eight of its leading teams announced that they will quit the competition and set up their own championship in 2010, rather than cave in to the demands of governing body, FIA, the BBC said.
The impending threat delivered by members of F1 Teams Association (Fota) entered a completely new dimension with Max Mosley over his budget cap proposals.
The "Renegade League" are Ferrari, McLaren, Renault, Toyota, BMW Sauber, Brawn GP, Red Bull Racing and Toro Rosso who have officially said that they will not, repeat, not enter the Formula One format in 2010. After weeks of dangling and wrangling, the eight Renegades have failed to reach a compromise with FIA president Mosley over plans for a 40 million pounds sterling budget cap.
The disintegration of Formula 1 as we know it has happened ahead of the iconic British Grand Prix, at Silverstone on Sunday, June 21.
"The teams have declined to alter their original conditional entries to the 2010 F1 Championship," said the teams collectively, as reported by Sky Sports.
"We've no alternative than to commence preparation for a new championship."
Mosley is adamant about introducing the 'voluntary' 40 million budget cap for teams to curtail a "financial arms race" in the sport which he believes will only harm the sport and fans in the midst of a global economic downturn. .
Meanwhile, Fota told Sky Sports that it was doing everything possible to hammer out a resolution with FIA and Bernie Ecclestone, who holds the commercial rights to F1, to "develop and improve the sport" after its formation last September.
But it added in a statement: "It has become clear, however, the teams cannot continue to compromise on the fundamental values of the sport and have declined to alter their original conditional entries to the 2010 world championship" the BBC reported.
Concurrently, a legal battle is certain to ensue with FIA insisting that current champions Ferrari and Red Bull have existing obligations which commit them to the existing format of the championship.
The impending threat delivered by members of F1 Teams Association (Fota) entered a completely new dimension with Max Mosley over his budget cap proposals.
The "Renegade League" are Ferrari, McLaren, Renault, Toyota, BMW Sauber, Brawn GP, Red Bull Racing and Toro Rosso who have officially said that they will not, repeat, not enter the Formula One format in 2010. After weeks of dangling and wrangling, the eight Renegades have failed to reach a compromise with FIA president Mosley over plans for a 40 million pounds sterling budget cap.
The disintegration of Formula 1 as we know it has happened ahead of the iconic British Grand Prix, at Silverstone on Sunday, June 21.
"The teams have declined to alter their original conditional entries to the 2010 F1 Championship," said the teams collectively, as reported by Sky Sports.
"We've no alternative than to commence preparation for a new championship."
Mosley is adamant about introducing the 'voluntary' 40 million budget cap for teams to curtail a "financial arms race" in the sport which he believes will only harm the sport and fans in the midst of a global economic downturn. .
Meanwhile, Fota told Sky Sports that it was doing everything possible to hammer out a resolution with FIA and Bernie Ecclestone, who holds the commercial rights to F1, to "develop and improve the sport" after its formation last September.
But it added in a statement: "It has become clear, however, the teams cannot continue to compromise on the fundamental values of the sport and have declined to alter their original conditional entries to the 2010 world championship" the BBC reported.
Concurrently, a legal battle is certain to ensue with FIA insisting that current champions Ferrari and Red Bull have existing obligations which commit them to the existing format of the championship.
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It was time to stop Mad Max and his (few) supporters. The firm stand of the major teams will determine the decline and fall of this arrogant idiot.
Max Mosely has killed F1,maybe he should stick to his dominatrix antics and leave F1 for real men!! Mosely is an embaressment
Mad Max finally killed F1!
No cap, but working within a set of defined rule and guidelines a open and fair system can be implemented. A lot of money is spent to get the right person for the job/team not what is spent wholey on the car.
A breakaway series with the 8 teams unwilling to meet the FIA's demands could be better than formula 1 anyway. Team principals could come up with rules that would make the racing more exciting and there are plenty of good quality tracks available such as Imola, Silverstone, Dubai Autodrome, Losail in Qatar plus many tracks that have either wanted to be in formula 1 for years or wanted to return such as Argentina, Russia, Austria Portugal, South Africa and many more. Max Mosely & Bernie Ecclestone need to realise that by holding firm on the budget cap & driving FOTA teams away then they are possibly doing irreversible damage to the future of formula 1
Surely the last couple of years have been the most tense and closely fought in recent F1 history. I wonder if that will be the case when behind the scenes spending power is the sole dictator of success.
Too much power for too long .Let the professionals get von with it now . The sport is bigger than two individuals .
ONE FORMULA
Why has it taken so long? This is the highest form of motor sport, why is there a cap on expenditure? Without the teams or manafactures, there is nothing!
Let the money go into producing the best of the best and let the teams work for the betterment of racing and not a couple of men working for their own agenda.
I hope that this now means that the Australian GP can be run for Australians during an Australian day, and not at 7.30pm Sunday night for our EU fans only!!!
Max and Bernie have been strangling F1 for too long. The dictatorship must stop and let the wonderful sport have a say in how it is run. Thanks Bernie for the past efforts but now is a new and exciting future. Good luck to the new series
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The strangle hold on F1 between Max Mosely and Bernie Ecclestone has done nothing to enhance the sport but plenty for their own pockets. To have F1 released from the dictatorship will give more freedom and can only improve the sport. Ecclestone has done a great job in the early days but the sport is bigger than him. ( In all ways )
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It was about time. It was getting more and more boring as every new season unveiled. Hoping they will restore the sublimity and the magic of what used to be F1 racing.
So the Impossible just happened!
Guess MAX & ECCL. Gang were over-confident of their control over this whole show that they always thought the start of new series just CANT be done by FOTA...but FOTA has the money, contact & resources to make it all happen. I think it was just about time. Hoping to see some level-playing racing from 2010...
Formula 1 has been a big part of sporting history not only here in Britain but around the globe also.
I for one will be very sad to see a break away formula in 2010 ---come on Mosley sort this out please for all formula 1 fans.
If they are going to do it and pull out then go ahead lets get all the cards on the table and stop the Bull crap if they want a new race format then do not waste everbodies time by argueing pull out and start getting the new racing teams on the track the sooner the better.
that is just sad. whats next????
About time something happened! This power struggle which has been going on for at least a couple of years has completely wrecked the sport for fans like myself who are nor intereasted in the politics and back-stabbing, we just want to see GOOD racing.
The clear bias shown in favour of certain teams above others, and basing all decisions on financial gain for individuals is totally wrong and hopefully the new championship will avoid this, use tracks which the fans and drivers love and FINALLY provide us with decent racing for the first time in years.